26.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide, to a person connected with the Central African Republic, financial services in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement whose object or effect is—
(a)the export of military goods,
(b)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of military goods,
(c)directly or indirectly making military goods or military technology available to a person,
(d)the transfer of military technology, or
(e)the direct or indirect provision of technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology.
(2) A person must not directly or indirectly make funds available to a person connected with the Central African Republic in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in paragraph (1).
(3) A person must not directly or indirectly provide financial services or funds in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement whose object or effect is—
(a)the export of military goods to, or for use in, the Central African Republic,
(b)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of military goods to a place in the Central African Republic,
(c)directly or indirectly making military goods or military technology available—
(i)to a person connected with the Central African Republic, or
(ii)for use in the Central African Republic,
(d)the transfer of military technology—
(i)to a person connected with the Central African Republic, or
(ii)to a place in the Central African Republic, or
(e)the direct or indirect provision of technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology—
(i)to a person connected with the Central African Republic, or
(ii)for use in the Central African Republic.
(4) Paragraphs (1) to (3) are subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).
(5) A person who contravenes a prohibition in any of paragraphs (1) to (3) commits an offence, but—
(a)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1) or (2) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with the Central African Republic;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening a prohibition in paragraph (3) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the financial services or funds (as the case may be) were provided in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in that paragraph.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 10(2)