Part 1: Sanctions regulations Chapter 1: Power to make sanctions regulations Section 1: Power to make sanctions regulations
Section 1 gives effect to the core purpose of this part of the Act. It enables an appropriate Minister to make regulations imposing sanctions. An ‘appropriate Minister’ is defined as the Secretary of State or the Treasury. This power enables the UK to continue to comply with its international obligations and to use sanctions to meet foreign policy and national security objectives after exiting the EU.
	Regulations may only be made where the appropriate Minister considers it appropriate for the following purposes:
complying with a United Nations obligation;
complying with any other international obligation (which could include obligations arising from UK membership of other international organisations, for example the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as well as other international treaties or agreements); or
for purposes which:
further the prevention of terrorism in the UK or elsewhere;
are in the interests of national security;
are in the interests of international peace and security;
promote the resolution of armed conflicts or the protection of civilians in conflict zones;
provide accountability for, or be a deterrent to, gross violations of human rights, or otherwise promote compliance with international human rights law or respect for human rights;
promote compliance with international humanitarian law;
contribute to multilateral efforts to prevent the spread and use of weapons and materials of mass destruction;
promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and good governance; or
further a foreign policy objective.
	All sanctions regulations made by the appropriate Minister must set out the purpose for which they are made (subsection (3)). There are additional requirements for regulations made for a purpose which is not compliance with a UN or other international obligation, and these additional requirements are detailed in section 2.
	In subsection (5) the different types of sanctions are laid out. These different types of sanctions are subsequently set out and explained in sections 3 to 8 of the Act. The Parliamentary procedures applying to sanctions regulations depends on their content (see section 55).