PART 5Trade
CHAPTER 5Trade prohibitions relating to import, purchase and transportation
Transport of charcoalI139
1
A person must not directly or indirectly supply or deliver charcoal from a place in Somalia to a third country where the charcoal—
a
originates in Somalia, or
b
is consigned from Somalia.
2
A person must not directly or indirectly supply or deliver charcoal from a place in a non-UK country to a place in a different non-UK country where the charcoal originates in Somalia.
3
Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).
4
A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) or (2) commits an offence, but—
a
it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) or (2) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the charcoal originated in Somalia;
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 charcoal was consigned from Somalia.
5
In this regulation—
“non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man;
“third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Somalia.