Export Control Bill
AMENDMENT
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE
| Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Licence revocation and end-use controls |
| (1) | The Secretary of State may revoke, suspend or amend any licence issued under any of the powers conferred by this Act where any of the parties referred to in the relevant licence fail to honour their export licence obligations. |
| (2) | The Secretary of State shall revoke any licence issued under any of the powers conferred by this Act where the execution of the licence— |
| (a) | results in any of the consequences referred to in the Table in paragraph 7 of the Schedule, or |
| (b) | results in consequences which contravene any of the consolidated criteria relating to export licensing decisions announced to Parliament by the Secretary of State on 26th October 2000. |
| (3) | For the purpose of subsection (1) "export licence obligations" shall include, but not be limited to, end-use undertakings stipulated in the relevant licence or end-use documentation. |
| (4) | Upon revocation of a licence, all future exports of goods, transfers of technology, provision of technical assistance or trade in controlled goods authorised by or relating to the licence shall be cancelled. |
| (5) | The Secretary of State may by order make provision for follow-up monitoring of the use made of goods exported, technology transferred, technical assistance provided or goods traded, in order to establish whether the end-use commitments entered into as a consequence of applying for an export licence (required by an order under section 1, 2, 4 or 5) are being honoured." |
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