Regulation 77 Trade: overlapping offencesI1

United Kingdom

A person is not to be taken to commit an offence under the Export Control Order 2008 if the person would, in the absence of this regulation, commit an offence under both—

(a)

article 34, 35, 37 or 38 of that Order M1, and

(b)

any provision of Part 5 (Trade) or regulation 48 (trade: licensing offences), regulation 56(6) or regulation 57(5) (information offences in connection with general trade licences).

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Article 34 was amended by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Schedule 24, paragraph 446(1). Article 35 was amended by the Sentencing Act 2020, Schedule 24, paragraph 446(1); S.I. 2009/1305; S.I. 2009/2151; and S.I. 2019/137. Article 37 was amended by S.I. 2012/1910; and S.I. 2019/137. Article 38 was amended by S.I. 2017/85; and S.I. 2019/137.

Commencement

I1: Reg. 77 in force at 29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m., see reg. 1(3)