(1) The purpose of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act is compliance with the relevant UN obligations.

(2) In this regulation, "the relevant UN obligations" means the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of -

(a) paragraph 1(a) of resolution 2368 (asset-freeze etc) and

(b) paragraph 1(c) of resolution 2368 (arms embargo etc)

to take the measures required by those provisions in respect of persons for the time being named on the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List; and

(c) paragraph 76 of resolution 2368 (unfreezing of assets: Usama bin Laden).