(1) This section applies to regulations under section 1 any of whose purposes (as stated under section 1(3)) is a discretionary purpose.
In this section "discretionary purpose" means a purpose which is not compliance with a UN obligation or other international obligation but is within section 1(2).
(2) An appropriate Minister may not decide that it is appropriate to make regulations to which this section applies unless, in respect of each discretionary purpose stated in the regulations, that Minister -
(a) has considered whether there are good reasons to pursue that purpose and has determined that there are, and
(b) has considered whether the imposition of sanctions is a reasonable course of action for that purpose and has determined that it is.
(3) In subsection (2)(b) "sanctions" means prohibitions and requirements of the kinds which are imposed by the regulations for the purpose in question (or both for that purpose and for another purpose of the regulations).
(4) In relation