# The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Regulation 27: Transfer of restricted technology

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person must not—
(a) transfer restricted technology to a place in Libya;
(b) transfer restricted technology to a person connected with Libya;
(c) transfer restricted technology to persons outside the United Kingdom or to a place outside the United Kingdom, where the transfer is from a place in Libya.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 8 (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 Libya;
(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 Libya;
(c) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was from a place in Libya.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1665/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/libya-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-27
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