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Paragraph 15 I1

United Kingdom

In regulation 30 (export of dual-use goods), at the end insert—

“(5)

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraphs (1) to (3) commits an offence, but—

(a)

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

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (2) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were for military use in Myanmar;

(c)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (3) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the export was to, or the goods were for use by, the Myanmar security forces (as the case may be).”

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Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m., see art. 1(1)