PART 5Trade
CHAPTER 3Dual-use goods, dual-use technology and related activities
Transfer of dual-use technology35.
(1)
A person must not—
(a)
transfer dual-use technology for military use to a place in Russia;
(b)
transfer dual-use technology for military use to a person connected with Russia;
(c)
transfer dual-use technology to a person mentioned in Schedule 4.
(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 the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that—
(i)
the transfer was to a place in Russia, or
(ii)
the technology was for military use;
(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—
(i)
the person was connected with Russia, or
(ii)
the technology was for military use;
(c)
it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person to whom the technology was transferred was a person mentioned in Schedule 4.