Regulation 31 Supply and delivery of dual-use goodsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not—

(a)

directly or indirectly supply or deliver dual-use goods for military use from a third country to a place in Myanmar;

(b)

directly or indirectly supply or deliver dual-use goods from a third country to, or for use by, the Myanmar security forces.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (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—

(i)

the goods were destined (or ultimately destined) for Myanmar, or

(ii)

the goods were for military use;

(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 goods were supplied or delivered to or for the use of the Myanmar security forces.

(4)

In this regulation, “third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Myanmar.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 31 in force at 29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m., see reg. 1(3)