Parliament of the United Kingdom

“ An Act to make provision enabling controls to be imposed on the exportation of goods, the transfer of technology, the provision of technical assistance overseas and activities connected with trade in controlled goods ”

“ The question whether an activity involving goods, technology or technical assistance of any particular description is capable of having a relevant consequence is to be determined by the Secretary of State at the time the order imposing the controls is made.
(4) In this paragraph—
“country” includes a territory but does not include the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man; and “dependency” means the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands or a British overseas territory. 4Export controls may be imposed in relation to objects of cultural interest. ”

“ In this Act—
“Community provision” means a provision of a directive or regulation (within the meaning of Article 249 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) ; “control order” means an order under section 1 (1) , 2 (1) , 3 (1) or 4 (1) ; “export controls” has the meaning given in section 1 (2) ; “objects of cultural interest” includes objects of historical or scientific interest; “place" includes a vehicle, vessel or aircraft; “technical assistance” and “technical assistance controls” have the meanings given in section 3 (2) ; “technology” has the meaning given in section 2 (6) ”