2024 No. 424
The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
Laid before the House of Commons
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
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”) and by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(3), (4) and (6) and 32(7) and (8) of 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 and Secretary of State, in exercising the function of making the following Regulations, have had regard to international arrangements to which His Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom is a party that are relevant to the exercise of that function.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
2
These Regulations come into force on the date on which the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“Accession Protocol”) enters into force for the United Kingdom.
3
The Secretary of State must publish a notice in the London Gazette, as soon as reasonably practicable, of the date on which the Accession Protocol enters into force for the United Kingdom.
4
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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2
In a new row to be inserted immediately above the entry in respect of the Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership between the Eastern and Southern African States, on the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other part—
a
in the first column insert—
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”), signed on 8th March 2018, including the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, signed on 16th July 2023 by Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, the Republic of Chile, Japan, Malaysia, the United Mexican States, New Zealand, the Republic of Peru, the Republic of Singapore, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
b
in the second column insert—
The CPTPP Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 21st March 2024.
c
in the third column insert—
The CPTPP Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 21st March 2024.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)