In case of a conflict, the regulations and subsidiary instruments issued thereunder shall take precedence. No person undertaking public duties or holding public office in Kosovo shall discriminate against any person on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, natural, ethnic or social origin, association with a national community, property, birth or other status. In criminal proceedings, the defendant shall have the benefit of the most favourable provision in the criminal laws which were in force in Kosovo between 22 March 1989 and the date of the present regulation.
Capital punishment is abolished.
Section 2 Implementation Courts in Kosovo may request clarification from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in connection with the implementation of the present regulation. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General shall provide such clarification for the consideration of the courts in the exercise of their functions. The present regulation shall be deemed to have entered into force as of 10 June 1999. The present regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2000. The original Regulation.