Regulation 32 Making dual-use goods and dual-use technology availableI1
United Kingdom
A person must not—
directly or indirectly make available, to a person connected with Myanmar, dual-use goods for military use or dual-use technology for military use;
directly or indirectly make available dual-use goods for military use in Myanmar or dual-use technology for military use in Myanmar;
directly or indirectly make dual-use goods available to, or for use by, the Myanmar security forces.
Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (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 an 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 Myanmar, or
the goods or technology were for military use;
it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for military use in Myanmar;
it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were made available to or for the use of the Myanmar security forces.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 32 in force at 29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m., see reg. 1(3)