# The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 48: Provision of interception and monitoring services

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

(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide interception and monitoring services to, or for the benefit of, the Government of Syria.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (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 Syria.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/792/regulation/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-48
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