PART 5U.K.Trade

CHAPTER 3U.K.Dual-use goods and dual-use technology

Making dual-use goods and dual-use technology availableU.K.

32.—(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.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 32 in force at 29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m., see reg. 1(3)