{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/liberia-asset-freezing-revocation-regulations-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/34",
  "legislation_title": "The Liberia (Asset-Freezing) (Revocation) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/liberia-asset-freezing-revocation-regulations-2016",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations revoke the Liberia (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1516) as the EU Regulation on which they are based has been repealed.\nThe Liberia (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2012 implemented in the United Kingdom Council Regulation (EC) 872/2004 (OJ No. L 162, 30.4.2004, p.32), which concerned the freezing of funds of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor and those persons and entities associated with him.\nCouncil Regulation (EU) No. 2015/1776 (OJ No. L 259, 6.10.2015, p.1) repealed Council Regulation (EC) No. 872/2004, meaning that the UK implementing Regulations may now be revoked.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/34/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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