The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 433

PART 5 U.K. Trade

Valid from 31/12/2020

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Military goods and military technology

Transfer of military technology U.K.

24.—(1) A person must not transfer military technology to a non-governmental person operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).

(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a non-governmental person operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 24 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)