The Export Control Act 2002 provides the statutory foundation for the UK’s export, trade and technical assistance controls, enabling the government to regulate the movement, transfer and provision of military goods, dual-use items, strategic technologies and related services. It underpins the UK’s export licensing, sanctions and national security framework.
The Act empowers the UK to impose export controls by secondary legislation, allowing rapid response to security risks, international obligations and geopolitical developments. It supports controls on physical exports, intangible technology transfers, brokering activities and technical assistance, and operates alongside sanctions, customs and national security legislation.
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