PART 5Trade

CHAPTER 3Dual-use goods and dual-use technology

Making dual-use goods and dual-use technology availableI132

1

A person must not—

a

directly or indirectly make available, to a person connected with Myanmar, dual-use goods for military use or dual-use technology for military use;

b

directly or indirectly make available dual-use goods for military use in Myanmar or dual-use technology for military use in Myanmar;

c

directly or indirectly make dual-use goods available to, or for use by, the Myanmar security forces.

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 an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that—

i

the person was connected with Myanmar, or

ii

the goods or technology were for military use;

b

it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for military use in Myanmar;

c

it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were made available to or for the use of the Myanmar security forces.