# The Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991, Article 2: Citation, commencement and interpretation


Subject to the provisions of this Order–
(i) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “C”, those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination, and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination in a country listed in Schedule 2 hereto;
(ii) where technology is specified in Schedule 1 to this Order and indicated by the letter “D”, technological documents the information in which includes information relating to that technology are prohibited to be exported to any destination in a country listed in Schedule 2 hereto;
(iii) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “E” are prohibited to be exported to any destination except a destination in another Member State;
(iv) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “I”, those goods and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination in Iran or Iraq;
(v) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “L”, those goods and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination in Libya;
(vi) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “S”, those goods and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination after delivery or for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to a person in any country listed in Schedule 2 hereto;
(vii) where technology is specified in Schedule 1 hereto and indicated by the letter “B”, technological documents the information in which includes information relating to that technology are prohibited to be exported to any destination;
(viii) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “W” are prohibited to be exported to any destination;
(ix) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “X” are prohibited to be exported to any destination in India or Pakistan;
(x) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “Y”, those goods and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination in Syria;
(xi) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “Z”, those goods and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods are prohibited to be exported to any destination in South Africa;
(xii) specialised components of any goods of a description specified in Group 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 hereto, whether or not such components are specified in the description, are prohibited to be exported to any destination in South Africa;
(xiii) goods of a description specified in Group C of Part I of Schedule 1 hereto are prohibited to be exported to any destination in the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(xiv) where scheduled goods are indicated by the letter “A”, those goods, and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods, are prohibited to be exported to any destination; and
(xv) goods of a description specified in Schedule 3 hereto, and (whether or not express provision is made in relation to technology) technological documents the information in which includes information relating to those goods, are prohibited to be exported to any destination–
(a) if the exporter knows that they are intended or likely to be used in–
(i) the development, production, handling, detection, identification or storage of chemical or biological weapons or of any chemical, toxin, micro-organism or other biological agent used in the development or production of such weapons;
(ii) the disposal of waste arising out of the development or production of chemical or biological weapons, or of any chemical, toxin, micro-organism or other biological agent used in the development or production of such weapons;
(iii) the development, production, handling, detection, identification or storage of any vaccine, toxoid, protein or immunoglobulin for protection against, or the treatment of, the harmful effects of any chemical, toxin, micro-organism or other biological agent used in such weapons;
(iv) the development, production, handling or storage of nuclear weapons; or
(v) the development, production, handling or storage of missiles capable of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons;
(b) where the exporter knows or has grounds for suspecting that they might be used for any purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, unless he has made all reasonable enquiries as to their proposed use and satisfied himself that the goods will not be so used.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2666/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-goods-control-order-1991/article-2
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