These Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) for the purposes of implementing obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of the arms embargo contained in UN Security Council Resolution 2653 (2022) adopted by the UN Security Council on 21st October 2022, as amended by UN Security Council resolution 2699 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on 2nd October 2023, and resolution 2700 (2023) adopted by UN Security Council on 19th October 2023. These Regulations amend the purposes of the Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (“the 2022 Regulations”) to refer to these resolutions.