1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
(2) They come into force on the later of exit day(1) or the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) They do not have effect in relation to the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland or the reverse.
The meaning of “exit day” is assigned by the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), Schedule 1 as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), Schedule 8, paragraphs 18 and 22(e) and S.I. 2018/808, and assigned by section 20(1) to (5) of the latter Act.