Regulation 20 Transfer of military technologyI1I2
United Kingdom
A person must not—
transfer military technology to a place in Iraq;
transfer military technology to a person connected with Iraq.
Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 5 (Exceptions and licences).
A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—
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 Iraq;
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 Iraq.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 20 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)
- I2
Reg. 20 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 14(2)