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9.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, and where paragraph (2) applies, no person (“the person concerned”) shall transfer by any non-electronic means any software or technology to—
(a)a person or place outside the European Community; or
(b)a person or place in any Member State if he knows at the time of transfer that such software or technology is intended for use outside the European Community and no processing or working is to be performed on that software or technology in any Member State to which it is to be transferred.
(2) This paragraph applies where—
(a)the person concerned has been informed by the Secretary of State that such software or technology is or may be intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use; or
(b)the person concerned is aware that such software or technology is intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Order, no person shall transfer by any non-electronic means any software or technology to a person or place within the United Kingdom where—
(a)he has been informed by the Secretary of State that such software or technology is or may be intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use; or
(b)he is aware that such software or technology is intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use,
if he has reason to believe that such software or technology may be used outside the European Community.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Order and where paragraph (5) applies, no United Kingdom person shall transfer by any non-electronic means any software or technology from any place outside the European Community to—
(a)a person or place outside the European Community; or
(b)a person or place in any Member State if he knows at the time of transfer that such software or technology is intended for use outside the European Community and no processing or working is to be performed on that software or technology in any Member State to which it is to be transferred.
(5) This paragraph applies where—
(a)the United Kingdom person has been informed by a competent authority that such software or technology is or may be intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use; or
(b)the United Kingdom person is aware that such software or technology is intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (3) a person has reason to believe that software or technology may be used outside the European Community if he knows that it may be or is intended to be so used or if he has been informed by the Secretary of State that it may be or is intended to be so used.
(7) Nothing in paragraph (1), (3) or (4) shall be taken to prohibit the transfer of any software or technology in the public domain.
(8) Paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) do not prohibit the transfer of any software or technology in relation to which a licence in writing has been granted by the Secretary of State, provided that all conditions attaching to the licence are complied with.
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