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The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 112 Cited in Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2021/1404
Year2021
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021.(2) These Regulations come into force on the 14th December 2021.
  • In these Regulations—
    • (1) A United Kingdom person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.(2) Any person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct in the territorial sea.regulation 9(2) (confidential information) ,Part 3 (Finance) , ora condition of a Treasury licence.(4) A United Kingdom person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.(5) Any person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct in the territorial sea.by or under Part 6 (Information and records) , or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part, orby a condition of a Treasury licence.(7) Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to prevent a relevant prohibition or a relevant requirement from applying to conduct (by any person) in the United Kingdom.
  • respect democratic principles and institutions, the rule of law and good governance in Burundi;
  • refrain from policies or activities which repress civil society in Burundi;
  • the right to life of persons in Burundi;
  • the right of persons not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Burundi, in the context of rape, other forms of sexual violence and gender-based violence;
  • the right to liberty and security of persons in Burundi, including freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention or enforced disappearance;
  • the rights of journalists, human rights defenders and other persons in Burundi to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

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