97. A person is not to be taken to commit an offence under the Export Control Order 2008 if the person would, in the absence of this regulation, commit an offence under both—
(a)article 34, 35, 37 or 38 of that Order(1), and
(b)any provision of Part 5 (Trade) or regulation 57(6) (exceptions relating to petroleum products: notification requirement), 66 (trade: licensing offences), 75(6) or 76(5) (information offences in connection with general trade licences).
Article 35 of the Order has been amended by the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2151). Articles 37 and 38 have been amended by the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/910) and has also been amended by the Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85).