Making available or acquiring certain goods and technologyU.K.
26.—(1) A person must not—
(a)directly or indirectly make restricted goods or restricted technology available to a person connected with Libya;
(b)directly or indirectly make restricted goods or restricted technology available for use in Libya;
(c)directly or indirectly acquire military goods, internal repression goods or restricted technology from a person connected with Libya;
(d)directly or indirectly acquire military goods, internal repression goods or restricted technology which originate in Libya;
(e)directly or indirectly acquire military goods, internal repression goods or restricted technology located in Libya.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 8 (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) or (c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Libya;
(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 Libya;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(d) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology originated in Libya;
(d)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(e) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were located in Libya.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1(3)