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Fisheries Act 2020

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The dates for each of the provisions in the Act are set out in section 54. Provisions will come into force at Royal Assent, within two months of Royal Assent, or on IP Completion Day. Some regulation-making powers will come into force the earlier of either IP Completion Date, two months following Royal Assent, or on 1st March 2021.
"IP Completion Date" is defined in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 as 31 December 2020 at 11pm, which is the end of the Implementation Period and when we will no longer be bound by the CFP.