# The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 27: Interpretation of other expressions used in Part 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Paragraphs 32 to 36 of Schedule 1 to the Act (trade sanctions) apply for the purpose of interpreting expressions in this Part.
(2) In this Part, any reference to the United Kingdom includes a reference to the territorial sea.
(3) In this Part—
(a) the following definitions apply—
“the Government of Syria” includes its public bodies, corporations or agencies, its armed forces or any person acting on its behalf or at its direction;
“technical assistance”, in relation to goods or technology, means—
(i)technical support relating to the repair, development, production, assembly, testing, use or maintenance of the goods or technology, or
(ii)any other technical service relating to the goods or technology;
“transfer” has the meaning given by paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(b)the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—
“basic scientific research”;
“in the public domain”.
(4) For the purpose of regulation 25(5), software is “generally available to the public” if the software is sold from stock at retail selling points without restriction, by means of—
(a) over the counter transactions,
(b) mail order transactions,
(c) electronic transactions, or
(d) telephone order transactions.
(5) For the purposes of this Part, a person is to be regarded as “connected with” Syria if the person is—
(a) an individual who is, or an association or combination of individuals who are, ordinarily resident in Syria,
(b) an individual who is, or an association or combination of individuals who are, located in Syria,
(c) a person, other than an individual, which is incorporated or constituted under the law of Syria, or
(d) a person, other than an individual, which is domiciled in Syria.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/792/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-27
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