PART 1

Sanctions regulations
CHAPTER 2

Review by appropriate Minister, and other reviews

Review of regulations

Periodic reports on exercise of power to make regulations under section 1
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1
The Secretary of State must as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting period lay before Parliament a report which—
a
specifies the regulations under section 1, if any, that were made in that reporting period,
b
identifies which, if any, of those regulations—
i
stated a relevant human rights purpose, or
ii
amended or revoked regulations stating such a purpose,
c
specifies any recommendations which in that reporting period were made by a Parliamentary Committee in connection with a relevant independent review, and
d
includes a copy of any response to those recommendations which was made by the government to that Committee in that reporting period.
2
Nothing in subsection (1)(d) requires a report under this section to contain anything the disclosure of which may, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, damage national security or international relations.
3
For the purposes of this section the following are reporting periods—
a
the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed (“the first reporting period”), and
b
each period of 12 months that ends with an anniversary of the date when the first reporting period ends.
4
For the purposes of this section—
a
regulations “state” a purpose if the purpose is stated under section 1(3) in the regulations;
b
a purpose is a “relevant human rights purpose” if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, carrying out that purpose would provide accountability for or be a deterrent to gross violations of human rights.
5
In this section—
- “the government” means the government of the United Kingdom;
- “gross violation of human rights” has the meaning given by section 1(7);
- a “Parliamentary Committee” means a committee of the House of Commons or a committee of the House of Lords or a joint committee of both Houses;
- a “relevant independent review”, in relation to a Parliamentary Committee, means a consideration by that Committee of whether the power to make regulations under section 1 should be exercised in connection with a gross violation of human rights.