Section 42A

A person must not transfer energy-related technology— to a person connected with Russia; to a place in Russia. Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences). A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but— 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 person was connected with Russia; it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a place in Russia.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-30