Regulation 18 Transfer of military technologyF1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not—

(a)

transfer military technology to a place in Haiti;

(b)

transfer military technology to a person connected with Haiti.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 5 (Exceptions and licences).

(3)

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a place in Haiti;

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Haiti.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 18-22 inserted (23.7.2025) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/786), regs. 1(2), 9