The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under this Part U.K.

15.—(1) In this Part—

“Illegally removed Iraqi cultural property” means Iraqi cultural property or any other item of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific or religious importance illegally removed from any location in Iraq on or after 6 August 1990;

“military goods” means—

(a)

any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 M1 , other than any thing which is military technology, and

(b)

any tangible storage medium on which military technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;

“military technology” means any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 which is described as software or technology.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an item is considered to be “illegally removed” if it has been removed from Iraq in contravention of the law of any country or territory applicable to the removal which was in force at the time of the removal, including, in particular—

(a) the laws of Iraq;

(b) the law of a part of the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 15 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2 Reg. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 14(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2008/3231. Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2017/697; S.I. 2018/165; S.I. 2018/939; S.I. 2019/137; and S.I. 2019/989. There are other instruments which amend other parts of the Order, which are not relevant to these Regulations.