# The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Regulation 4: Purposes

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The purpose of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act is compliance with the relevant UN obligations.
(2) In this regulation, “the relevant UN obligations” means—
(a) the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 3(a) of resolution 1636 (asset-freeze etc.) to take the financial sanctions measures required by that provision in respect of individual persons for the time being named for the purposes of that provision by the Committee ;
(b) the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 3(a) of resolution 1636 (asset-freeze etc.) in respect of persons —
(i) acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or
(ii) owned or controlled by,
the individual persons for the time being named by the Committee for the purposes of paragraph 3(a) of resolution 1636.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/617/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lebanon-sanctions-assassination-of-rafiq-hariri-and-others-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-4
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