Control of Exports Bill 2023

<p>Bill entitled an Act to provide for control of the export of items that can be used for civil or military purposes and for control of the provision of brokering services or technical assistance in respect of, or control of transit of, those items; to give full effect to Council Regulation (EU) No. 2021/821 of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast); to provide for control of the export of military items and for control of the provision of brokering services in respect of, or control of transit of, those items; to provide for the Minister to grant authorisations to undertake certain activities relating to dual-use items and military items; to provide for a process for appealing certain decisions of the Minister with due regard to the potentially sensitive nature of the subject matter of the appeal, and for those purposes to establish a panel of persons to deal with appeals; to provide for enforcement; to provide for information sharing; to provide for the repeal of the Control of Exports Act 2008; and to provide for related matters.</p>