The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Making military goods and military technology availableU.K.

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23.—(1) A person must not—

(a)directly or indirectly make military goods or military technology available to a person connected with Sudan;

(b)directly or indirectly make military goods or military technology available for use in Sudan.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (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 the person was connected with Sudan;

(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 use in Sudan.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 23 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 15(2)