The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Making available and acquisition of illegally removed Iraqi cultural propertyU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

24.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly—

(a)make available illegally removed Iraqi cultural property to another person;

(b)acquire illegally removed Iraqi cultural property from another person.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 5 (Exceptions and licensing).

(3) A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were illegally removed Iraqi cultural property.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 24 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2Reg. 24 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 14(2)