The Technical Assistance Control Regulations 2006
UK Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1719 — creates 4 criminal offences.
- Made
- 29 June 2006
- In force from
- 30 July 2006
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax
- Made under
- European Communities Act 1972
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations make provision for penalties and enforcement in respect of Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/ 2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (“the Regulation”). Regulations 2 and 3 provide for criminal offences in relation to a breach of the provision relating to technical assistance in Article 4 of the Regulation. Regulation 4 provides for licensing. Regulation 5 provides for penalties in respect of criminal offences created by these Regulations. Regulation 6 provides for their enforcement. A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.
Offences created by this instrument
- Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted under these Regulations, infringes the prohibition on… regulation 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Any person who knowingly accepts technical assistance with intent to evade the prohibition in Article 4 of the… regulation 3 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- If, for the purpose of obtaining a licence, any person— a makes any statement or furnishes any document or information… regulation 4(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Any person who, having acted under the authority of a licence granted under these Regulations, fails to comply with… regulation 4(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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- Other instruments from 2006