Regulation 19 Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technologyF1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology—

(a)

to a person connected with Haiti, or

(b)

for use in 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) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Haiti;

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use in 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