Technical assistance relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technologyU.K.
36.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly—
(a)provide technical assistance relating to dual-use goods for military use or dual-use technology for military use to a person connected with Russia;
(b)provide technical assistance relating to dual-use goods for military use in Russia or dual-use technology for military use in Russia;
(c)provide technical assistance relating to dual-use goods or dual-use technology to a person mentioned in Schedule 4;
(d)provide technical assistance relating to dual-use goods or dual-use technology for use by 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) (“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 goods or technology were for military use;
(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 military use in Russia;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was a person mentioned in Schedule 4;
(d)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(d) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use by a person mentioned in Schedule 4.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 36 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)