The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/85
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 22nd February 2017.

Section 2 Amendments to the Export Control Order 2008

(1) The Export Control Order 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(1), in the definition of “European military items”, omit “PL5017 or”.

(3) In article 26(2)—

(a) for “military goods”, substitute “goods, or to transfer software, specified in Schedule 2 or 3”;

(b) after “repair of the goods”, insert “or software”; and

(c) at the end, insert “or software”.

(4) In article 28(1), omit “or 30(3)”.

(5) Omit article 30.

(6) In article 31—

(a) in paragraph (1), omit “or 30”; and

(b) in paragraph (2)(a), omit “or 30”.

(7) In article 38(1)(b), omit “, 30”.

(8) For Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 (Military goods, software and technology), substitute the replacement Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to this Order.

(9) In Schedule 3 (UK controlled dual-use goods, software and technology)—

(a) in the definition of “firearm”, for “short” substitute “shot”;

(b) in the definition of “parts”—

(i) omit “, and any device designed or adopted to diminish the sound caused by firing a “firearm””; and

(ii) for “received”, substitute “receiver”.

(10) Omit Schedule 5.