The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013

Amendments to the principal Order

9.  After Schedule 5 insert—

Article 9

“SCHEDULE 6 List of equipment which might be used for internal repression

1.   Firearms, ammunition and related accessories as follows:

(a) Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List.

(b) Ammunition and components specially designed for the firearms listed in the above item, and specially designed components.

(c) Weapon-sights not controlled by the Common Military List.

2.   Bombs and grenades not controlled by the Common Military List.

3.   Vehicles as follows:

(a) Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control.

(b) Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders.

(c) Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection.

(d) Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees.

(e) Vehicles, including trailers, specially designed to deploy mobile barriers.

(f) Components for such vehicles specially designed for the purposes of riot control.

4.   Explosive substances and related equipment as follows:

(a) Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and components specially designed for such equipment and devices (other than those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions e.g. car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators).

(b) Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the Common Military List.

(c) Other explosives not controlled by the Common Military List and related substances as follows:

• amatol;

• nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5% nitrogen);

• nitroglycol;

• pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN);

• picryl chloride;

• 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).

5.   Protective equipment not controlled by ML 13 of the Common Military List as follows:

(a) Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection.

(b) Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, ant-riot helmets, antiriot shields and ballistic shields (other than equipment specially designed for sports activities or for safety of work requirements).

6.   Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the Common Military List, for training in the use of firearms, and software specially designed for such simulators.

7.   Night vision, thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes, other than those controlled by the Common Military List.

8.   Razor barbed wire.

9.   Military knives, combat knives and bayonets with blade lengths in excess of 10 cm.

10.   Production equipment specially designed for the items specified in this list.

11.   Specific technology for the development, production or use of the items specified in this list.”.