PART 5U.K.Trade

CHAPTER 5U.K.Trade prohibitions relating to import, purchase and transportation

Purchase etc. of charcoalU.K.

38.—(1) A person must not—

(a)directly or indirectly acquire charcoal which originates in Somalia;

(b)directly or indirectly acquire charcoal which is located in Somalia.

(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 the offence of contravening paragraph 1(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the charcoal originated in Somalia;

(b)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph 1(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the charcoal was located in Somalia.