Regulation 97 Trade: overlapping offencesI1

United Kingdom

A person is not to be taken to commit an offence under the Export Control Order 2008 if the person would, in the absence of this regulation, commit an offence under both—

(a)

article 34, 35, 37 or 38 of that Order M1, and

(b)

any provision of Part 5 (Trade) or regulation F1... 66 (trade: licensing offences), 75(6) or 76(5) (information offences in connection with general trade licences).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 97(b) omitted (31.7.2024) by virtue of The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/833), regs. 1(2), 2(6), 3

Marginal citations

M1: Article 35 of the Order has been amended by the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2151). Articles 37 and 38 have been amended by the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/910) and has also been amended by the Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85).

Commencement

I1: Reg. 97 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)