PART 3TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTROLS

End-use control on technical assistance19

1

Subject to article 26, no person shall directly or indirectly provide to a person or place outside the customs territory any technical assistance related to the supply, delivery, manufacture, maintenance or use of anything which—

a

that person has been informed by the Secretary of State is or may be intended, in its entirety or in part, for WMD purposes; or

b

that person is aware is intended, in its entirety or in part, for WMD purposes.

2

Subject to article 26, no United Kingdom person shall directly or indirectly provide from a place outside the customs territory to any person or place outside the customs territory any technical assistance related to the supply, delivery, manufacture, maintenance or use of anything which—

a

that person has been informed by the Secretary of State is or may be intended, in its entirety or in part, for WMD purposes; or

b

that person is aware is intended, in its entirety or in part, for WMD purposes.

3

For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2)—

a

directly providing technical assistance includes providing technical assistance or agreeing to do so; and

b

indirectly providing technical assistance includes making arrangements under which another person provides technical assistance or agrees to do so.