{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/792",
  "legislation_title": "The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Purposes",
  "text": "The purposes of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act are—\n(a) to promote the peace, stability and security of Syria;\n(b) to promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and good governance in Syria, including in particular promoting the successful completion of Syria’s transition to a democratic country;\n(c) to discourage actions, policies or activities which repress the civilian population in Syria;\n(d) to promote compliance with international human rights law and respect for human rights in Syria, including in particular, respect for—\n(i) the right to life of persons in Syria;\n(ii) the right of persons in Syria 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 Syria;\n(iv) the right to liberty and security of persons in Syria, including freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention or enforced disappearance;\n(v) the right to a fair trial of persons charged with criminal offences in Syria;\n(vi) the rights of journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists, religious leaders, politicians and all other persons in Syria to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association with others;\n(vii) the enjoyment of rights and freedoms in Syria 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(e) to provide accountability for gross violations of human rights carried out by or on behalf of the Assad regime.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 substituted (25.4.2025) by The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/507), regs. 1(2), 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/792/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:42:00.541031+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."
}