The Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (the Regulations) make provision for, among other things, the proscription of persons or entities for autonomous sanctions. The Instrument, made under regulation 6 of the Regulations, designates persons and entities for targeted financial sanctions and declares those persons for the purposes of travel bans. The Minister made the designations and declarations being satisfied that the persons and entities:
- are responsible for, or complicit in, the threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine (item 9 of the table at regulation 6) (the Ukraine criteria); or
- are, or have been, engaging in an activity or performing a function that is of economic or strategic significance to Russia (paragraph (a) of item 6A of the table at regulation 6) (paragraph (a) of the Russia listing criteria); or
- are a Minister or senior official of the Russian Government (paragraph (b) of item 6A of the table at regulation 6) (paragraph (b) of the Russia listing criteria).
The human rights compatibility of the Instrument is addressed by reference to each of the human rights engaged below.
Source: Autonomous-Sanctions---Designated-Persons-Russia-and-Ukraine-2023.pdf and
Autonomous-Sanctions---Designated-Persons-Russia-and-Ukraine-2023---explanatory-statement.pdf