2024 No. 823
The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024
Made
Laid before the House of Commons
Coming into force
These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), 11(1), (3) and (7), 17(6) and (7) and 32(7) and (8) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 20181 (“the Act”).
Further to sections 9(3) and 17(8) of the Act, the Secretary of State recommends that these Regulations be made.
Further to section 11(7) of the Act, in considering what provision to include in regulations made under sections 11(1) and (3) of the Act, the Treasury have had regard to a recommendation made to them by the Secretary of State.
Further to section 28 of the Act, the Treasury, in exercising the function of making these Regulations and the Secretary of State, in making recommendations that they be made, have had regard to the international arrangements to which His Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom is a party that are relevant to the exercise of those functions.
Citation, commencement and extent1
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These Regulations may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1st August 2024.
3
These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 20202
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In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership between the Eastern and Southern Africa States, on the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other part—
a
for the entry in the first column, substitute—
Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership between the Eastern and Southern Africa States, on the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other part, signed by the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe on 31st January 2019, signed by the Republic of Madagascar on 4th November 2021 and signed by the Union of Comoros on 11th April 2022, and applied between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe, of the other part.
b
for the entry in the second column, substitute—
The Eastern and Southern Africa States Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 23 July 2024.
c
for the entry in the third column, substitute—
The Eastern and Southern Africa States Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 23 July 2024.
3
In the row relating to the Strategic Partnership, Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova, for the entry in the second column, substitute—
The Moldova Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 23 July 2024.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)