The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Citation, commencement and effect

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th March 2019.

(3) These Regulations have effect subject to the modifications in Part 10 until the TRA is established.

(4) Following the establishment of the TRA, any preliminary decision or determination made by the Secretary of State under Parts 6, 7 and 9 of these Regulations as modified by Part 10, has effect as though it were a recommendation made by the TRA under the corresponding unmodified provision.

(5) Following the establishment of the TRA, anything done (or having effect as if done) by the Secretary of State in pursuance of a transitional function has effect as if done by the TRA, so far as that is required for continuing its effect.

(6) Following the establishment of the TRA, anything done (or having effect as if done) in relation to the Secretary of State in connection with a transitional function has effect as if done in relation to the TRA, so far as that is required for continuing its effect.

(7) If, on the establishment of the TRA, anything is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State in connection with a transitional function, it may, following the establishment of the TRA, be continued by or in relation to the TRA.

(8) A “transitional function” is a function which—

(a) is conferred on the Secretary of State by Part 10 of these Regulations;

(b) corresponds to a function that will, following the establishment of the TRA, be exercisable by the TRA under Parts 2 to 9 of these Regulations; and

(c) following the establishment of the TRA, will not be exercisable by the Secretary of State.