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Regulation 37 Acquisition of military goods and technology ...F6F7I1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not—

(a)

directly or indirectly acquire goods or technology to which this paragraph applies which originate in Syria;

(b)

directly or indirectly acquire goods or technology to which this paragraph applies which are located in Syria F1;

F2(c)

directly or indirectly acquire goods or technology to which this paragraph applies from a person connected with Syria.

(2)

Paragraph (1) applies to—

F3(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

military goods, and

(c)

military technology.

(3)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(4)

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) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology originated in Syria;

(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 located in Syria F4;

F5(c)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Syria.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Semicolon in reg. 37(1)(b) substituted for full stop (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/590), regs. 1(2), 9(10)(a)(i); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4

F2

Reg. 37(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/590), regs. 1(2), 9(10)(a)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4

F3

Reg. 37(2)(a) omitted (25.4.2025) by virtue of The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/507), regs. 1(2), 24(l)(ii)

F4

Semicolon in reg. 37(4)(b) substituted for full stop (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/590), regs. 1(2), 9(10)(b)(i); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4

F5

Reg. 37(4)(c) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/590), regs. 1(2), 9(10)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4

F6

Word in reg. 37 heading substituted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/590), regs. 1(2), 9(9); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4

F7

Words in reg. 37 heading omitted (25.4.2025) by virtue of The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/507), regs. 1(2), 24(l)(i)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 37 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)