16. In regulation 28B (export of dual-use goods), at the end insert—U.K.
“(5) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraphs (1) to (3) commits an offence, but—
(a)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the export was to Burma;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (2) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were for military use in Burma;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (3) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the export was to, or the goods were for use by, the Burma security forces (as the case may be).”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 31.12.2020, immediately after S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 come into force, see art. 1(1)