Record keeping – generalU.K.
29.—(1) A person who—
(a)acts under the authority of a general licence granted by the Secretary of State; or
(b)acts under the authority of the Community General Export Authorisation whilst established in the United Kingdom
shall keep detailed registers or records.
(2) The registers or records shall contain sufficient detail as may be necessary to allow the following information, where appropriate, to be identified in relation to each act carried out under the authority referred to in paragraph (1)—
(a)a description of the act;
(b)a description of the goods, software or technology to which the act relates;
(c)the date of the act or the dates between which the act took place;
(d)the quantity of the goods (if any) to which the act relates;
(e)the name and address of the person referred to in paragraph (1);
(f)the name and address of any consignee of the goods to which the act relates or any recipient of the software or technology to which the act relates;
(g)in so far as it is known to the person referred to in paragraph (1), the name and address of the end-user of the goods, software or technology to which the act relates;
(h)if different from the person referred to in paragraph (1), the name and address of the supplier of the goods (if any) to which the act relates;
(i)any further information required by the licence or authorisation referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) The registers or records referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept—
(a)in the case of a general licence authorising an activity that would otherwise be prohibited by Part 4 of this Order, for at least four years from the end of the calendar year in which the authorised act took place;
(b)in any other case, for at least three years from the end of the calendar year in which the authorised act took place
or for such longer period as may be specified in the licence or authorisation referred to in paragraph (1).
(4) The documents and records to be kept in accordance with Article 21(5) (records of exportation and transfer of listed items within the customs territory) of the dual-use Regulation are the registers or records referred to in paragraph (2)(a) to (i).