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Regulation 4 Purposes

(1) The regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act have the following purposes -

(a) compliance with the relevant UN obligations, and

(b) the additional purposes mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2) Those additional purposes are -

(a) the prevention of terrorism [Section 62(1) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 defines "terrorism" as having the same meaning as in the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)(see section 1(1) to (4) of that Act).] in the United Kingdom or elsewhere otherwise than by compliance with the relevant UN obligations; and

(b) the interests of national security.

(3) In this regulation, "the relevant UN obligations" means the obligations the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1373.