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17.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), nothing in articles 3, 4 F1..., 7 or 8(1) shall be taken to prohibit the exportation of any goods which are goods in transit provided that the conditions in paragraph (4) are met.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—
(a)anti-personnel landmines and components specially designed for them;
(b)category A goods;
(c)equipment, software or technology falling within entry ML18, ML21 or ML22 in Schedule 2, specifically related to anti-personnel landmines or Category A goods;
(d)goods being exported to a destination specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4;
(e)military goods being exported to any country or destination specified in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 4;
(f)category B goods being exported to any country or destination specified in Part 4 of Schedule 4.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that—
(a)the exporter (or, if the exporter is not within the United Kingdom, any agent of the exporter within the United Kingdom concerned in the exportation or intended exportation) has been informed by a competent authority that the goods are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for WMD purposes;
(b)the exporter is aware that the goods are intended, in their entirety or in part, for WMD purposes; or
(c)the exporter has grounds for suspecting that the goods are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for WMD purposes, unless the exporter has made all reasonable enquiries as to their proposed use and is satisfied that they will not be so used.
(4) The conditions are that—
(a)the goods in question remain on board a vessel or aircraft for the entire period that they remain in the United Kingdom or are goods on a through bill of lading or through air waybill and in any event are exported before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the date of their importation;
(b)the destination of the goods in question following exportation from the United Kingdom has been determined in the country from which they were originally exported prior to their original exportation in connection with the transaction which has given rise to transit or transhipment and has not been changed prior to their exportation from the United Kingdom, or the goods are being returned to that country; and
(c)the goods in question were exported from that country in accordance with any laws or regulations relating to the exportation of goods applying there at the time of exportation of the goods.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in art. 17(1) omitted (27.1.2010) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/121), arts. 1(1), 2(5)
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