PART 5Trade
CHAPTER 1Exports to Iran and related activities
Transfer of restricted technology to a place in Iran or a person connected with Iran24.
(1)
A person must not—
(a)
transfer restricted technology to a place in Iran;
(b)
transfer restricted technology to a person connected with Iran.
(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—
(a)
it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a place in Iran;
(b)
it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Iran.