Regulation 25 Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technologyI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology—

(a)

to a person connected with Somalia, or

(b)

for use in Somalia.

(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 the person was connected with Somalia.

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph 1(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use in Somalia.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 25 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 12(2)