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Regulation 24A Provision of interception and monitoring servicesF1

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly provide interception and monitoring services to, or for the benefit of, the Government of Belarus.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).

(3)

A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the services were provided to or for the benefit of the Government of Belarus.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Reg. 24A inserted (14.10.2021 at noon) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1146), regs. 1(2), 18

Notes on Chapter 2

Textual amendments

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Pt. 5 Ch. 2 heading substituted (5.7.2022) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 17(a)