PART 5Trade
CHAPTER 3Dual-use goods and dual-use technology
Making dual-use goods and dual-use technology available32.
(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.