26.—(1) Nothing in Part 2, 3 or 4 prohibits an activity that is carried out under the authority of a UK licence.
(2) Unless it provides otherwise, a UK licence to export [F1goods, or to transfer software, specified in Schedule 2 or 3] also authorises the export or transfer of the minimum technology required for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of the goods [F2or software] to the same destination as the goods [F3or software].
(3) A UK licence to supply or deliver goods subject to trade controls also authorises—
(a)agreeing to supply or deliver; or
(b)doing any act calculated to promote the supply or delivery of
the goods.
[F4(4) The Secretary of State may grant authorisations for the purposes of—
(a)Article 9 (rules about export authorisations) of the [F5assimilated] dual-use Regulation; and
(b)Articles 12 (rules about export authorisations) and 13 (rules about authorisations for brokering and technical assistance) of the EU dual-use Regulation.]
F6(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6) A licence granted by the Secretary of State may be—
(a)either general or granted to a particular person F7...;
(b)limited so as to expire on a specified date unless renewed;
(c)subject to, or without, conditions and any such condition may require any act or omission before or after the doing of the act authorised by the licence.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 26(2) substituted (22.2.2017) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)
F2Words in art. 26(2) inserted (22.2.2017) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85), arts. 1, 2(3)(b)
F3Words in art. 26(2) inserted (22.2.2017) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85), arts. 1, 2(3)(c)
F4Art. 26(4) substituted (7.12.2022) by The Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1300), regs. 1(1), 5
F5Word in art. 26(4)(a) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 4(2)(c)
F6Art. 26(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/137), regs. 1, 4(17); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in art. 26(6)(a) omitted (17.3.2017) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/193), arts. 1, 2(2)