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.