{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/venezuela-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/venezuela-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/135",
  "legislation_title": "The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/venezuela-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 to encourage the Government of Venezuela to—\n(a) respect democratic principles and institutions, the separation of powers and the rule of law in Venezuela;\n(b) refrain from actions, policies or activities which repress civil society in Venezuela;\n(c) participate in negotiations with its political opponents in good faith to bring about a peaceful solution to the political crisis in Venezuela;\n(d) comply with international human rights law and to respect human rights, including in particular to—\n(i) respect the right to life of persons in Venezuela;\n(ii) respect the right of persons not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Venezuela, including inhuman and degrading conditions in prisons;\n(iii) respect the right to liberty and security, including refraining from the arbitrary arrest and detention of persons in Venezuela;\n(iv) afford persons in Venezuela charged with criminal offences the right to a fair trial;\n(v) afford journalists, human rights defenders and other persons in Venezuela the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly;\n(vi) secure the human rights of persons in Venezuela without discrimination, in particular in relation to discrimination 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 22.3.2019 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 3(1)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/135/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:48:25.826996+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."
}