{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mali-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mali-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/705",
  "legislation_title": "The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mali-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Purposes",
  "text": "(1) The regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act have the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2).\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) Those ... purposes are promoting—\n(a) the peace, stability and security of Mali,\n(b) the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali,\n(c) respect for—\n(i) local, regional and state institutions in Mali,\n(ii) the Malian defence and security forces, ...\n(iii) the governance or implementation mechanisms referred to in, or established in accordance with, the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali,\n(iv) the rule of law in Mali,\n(v) comprehensive and inclusive peace negotiations and agreements in Mali, and\n(vi) transition to civilian-led government and democratic governance in Mali,\n(d) the effective delivery of the mandates of the international security, peace-support and capacity-building missions and mechanisms in Mali, including—\n(i) those from time to time established by the United Nations;\n(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(iv) the European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM Mali) ;\n(v) the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) ;\n(vi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) respect for humanitarian assistance activity in Mali,\n(f) compliance with the rules of international humanitarian law applicable to the armed conflicts in Mali, and\n(g) respect for human rights in Mali, including, in particular, respect for—\n(i) the right to life of persons in Mali;\n(ii) the right of persons in Mali not to be held in slavery or required to perform forced or compulsory labour;\n(iii) the right of persons not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Mali;\n(iv) the right to liberty and security of persons in Mali, including freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention, or enforced disappearance;\n(v) the right to a fair trial of persons charged with criminal offences in Mali;\n(vi) the right of journalists, human right defenders, civil society activists and other persons in Mali to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly;\n(vii) the enjoyment of rights and freedoms in Mali without discrimination, including on the basis of a person's sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.\n...\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (3.10.2024) by The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(a) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(b) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(2) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(2)(c) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(c)(iv)-(vi) inserted (3.10.2024) by The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(2)(d)(i) substituted (3.10.2024) by The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(d)(ii) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(d)(iii) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(d)(vi) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(2)(g)(vii) substituted (3.10.2024) by The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(2) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(vii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Reg. 4(3)(4) omitted (3.10.2024) by virtue of The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) and Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/946), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM Mali) was established in accordance with Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP of 17 January 2013 concerning a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali); its mandate was most recently extended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434 of 23 March 2020."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "The European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) was established in accordance with Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP of 15 April 2014 on the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali); its mandate was most recently extended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/312 of 21 February 2019."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 13(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/705/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:28:27.547241+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}