Citation, commencement and effect I11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and, subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), come into force on 30th September 2023.

2

Regulations 3, 6 and 11 come into force on the date from which the provisions referred to in Article 23(4) of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee of the Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland3 signed on 24th March 2023 apply in accordance with that Article.

3

Regulations 4, 5, 7 to 10 and 12 to 18 come into force—

a

on 30th September 2023 for the purposes of claims for relief made in a customs declaration in respect of goods for which a liability to duty chargeable under section 30A(3) or 40A(1)(b) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 is incurred, and

b

on such day as the Treasury may by regulations under section 52 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 appoint for all other purposes.

4

Regulation 14(a) (amendment to regulation 16P(5)(a)) has effect only in relation to claims for relief made on or after 30th September 2023.

5

In this regulation, “claims for relief” means claims made under Chapter 5 (reliefs and repayment) of Part 2 (importation of goods and goods potentially for export) of the Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 20204.