PART 5Trade

CHAPTER 2Restricted goods, restricted technology and related activities

Making available or acquiring F1restricted goods and F2restricted technology25.

(1)

A person must not—

(a)

directly or indirectly make F3restricted goods or F4restricted technology available to a person connected with Russia;

(b)

directly or indirectly make F5restricted goods or F6restricted technology available for use in Russia;

(c)

directly or indirectly acquire military goods or military technology from a person connected with Russia;

F7(d)

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(e)

directly or indirectly acquire military goods or military technology located in Russia.

F8(f)

directly or indirectly make maritime goods or maritime technology available for the placing on board of a Russian-flagged vessel.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (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 an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) or (c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Russia;

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use in Russia;

F9(c)

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(d)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(e) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were located in Russia.

F10(e)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(f) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were to be made available for the placing on board of a Russian-flagged vessel.