Trade Act 2021

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 International trade agreements

    1. 1.Implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement

    2. 2.Implementation of international trade agreements

    3. 3.Free trade agreements and genocide

    4. 4.Regulations: devolved authorities and general provision

    5. 5.Interpretation of Part 1

  3. PART 2 The Trade Remedies Authority

    1. 6.The Trade Remedies Authority

    2. 7.Provision of advice, support and assistance by the TRA

  4. PART 3 The Trade and Agriculture Commission

    1. 8.Trade and Agriculture Commission

    2. 9.Trade and Agriculture Commission: advisory functions

    3. 10.Trade and Agriculture Commission: further provision

    4. 11.Trade and Agriculture Commission: repeal

  5. PART 4 Trade information

    1. 12.Collection of exporter information by HMRC

    2. 13.Disclosure of information by HMRC

    3. 14.Disclosure of information by other authorities

    4. 15.Offence relating to disclosure under section 14

  6. PART 5 General

    1. 16.Interpretation

    2. 17.Extent

    3. 18.Commencement

    4. 19.Short title

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Restrictions on devolved authorities

      1. No power to make provision outside devolved competence

        1. 1.(1) No provision may be made by a devolved authority...

      2. Requirement for consultation in certain circumstances

        1. 2.(1) No regulations may be made by a devolved authority...

      3. Requirement for consent where it would otherwise be required

        1. 3.(1) The consent of a Minister of the Crown is...

      4. Requirement for joint exercise where it would otherwise be required

        1. 4.(1) No regulations may be made under section 1(1) or...

      5. Requirement for consultation where it would otherwise be required

        1. 5.(1) No regulations may be made under section 1(1) or...

      6. Meaning of devolved competence

        1. 6.A provision is within the devolved competence of the Scottish...

        2. 7.A provision is within the devolved competence of the Welsh...

        3. 8.A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...

      7. Meaning of “Northern Ireland devolved authority”

        1. 9.In this Schedule, a “Northern Ireland devolved authority” means the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Regulations under Part 1

      1. PART 1 Statutory instruments and statutory rules

        1. 1.(1) Any power to make regulations under Part 1 of...

      2. PART 2 Scrutiny of regulations under section 1(1)

        1. Scrutiny of regulations made by Minister of the Crown or devolved authority acting alone

          1. 2.(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations of a Minister of...

        2. Scrutiny of regulations made by Minister of the Crown and devolved authority acting jointly

          1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies to regulations of a Minister of...

      3. PART 3 Scrutiny of regulations under section 2(1)

        1. Scrutiny of regulations made by Minister of the Crown or devolved authority acting alone

          1. 4.(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations of a Minister of...

        2. Scrutiny of regulations made by Minister of the Crown and devolved authority acting jointly

          1. 5.(1) This paragraph applies to regulations of a Minister of...

      4. PART 4 Scrutiny of regulations under section 2(10)(b)

        1. 6.A statutory instrument containing regulations of the Secretary of State...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Exceptions to restrictions in the devolution settlements

      1. ...

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. ...

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. ...

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Transitional exception

        1. 4.Section 57(2) of the Scotland Act 1998, section 80(8) of...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      The Trade Remedies Authority

      1. Status

        1. 1.(1) The TRA is not to be regarded—

      2. Membership

        1. 2.(1) The TRA is to consist of—

      3. Terms of appointment and tenure of members

        1. 3.A person holds and vacates office as a member of...

        2. 4.The terms and conditions of a person's appointment as a...

        3. 5.The terms and conditions of a person's appointment as an...

        4. 6.The terms and conditions of a person's appointment may cover,...

        5. 7.A person may resign from office as a non-executive member...

        6. 8.A person may resign from office as an executive member...

        7. 9.The Secretary of State may remove a person from office...

        8. 10.The Chair may remove a person from office as an...

      4. Remuneration of members

        1. 11.The TRA must pay to non-executive members of the TRA...

        2. 12.The TRA must pay to executive members of the TRA...

        3. 13.The TRA must pay, or make provision for paying, to...

        4. 14.The TRA must pay, or make provision for paying, to...

        5. 15.If a person ceases to be a non-executive member of...

        6. 16.If a person ceases to be an executive member of...

      5. A chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State

        1. 17.Paragraphs 18 to 23 apply in respect of a person...

        2. 18.The terms and conditions of a person's appointment as chief...

        3. 19.If the first Chair has not been appointed, a person...

        4. 20.The Secretary of State may remove a person from office...

        5. 21.The TRA must pay to a person appointed as chief...

        6. 22.The TRA must pay, or make provision for paying, to...

        7. 23.If a person ceases to be the chief executive of...

      6. Staffing of the TRA

        1. 24.(1) The TRA may— (a) appoint employees, and

      7. Committees

        1. 25.(1) The TRA may establish committees, and any committee so...

      8. Procedure

        1. 26.The TRA may determine its own procedure and the procedure...

        2. 27.The validity of any proceedings of the TRA is not...

      9. Delegation of functions

        1. 28.(1) The TRA may delegate any of its functions to—...

      10. Funding

        1. 29.The Secretary of State must pay to the TRA such...

      11. Accounts and audit

        1. 30.(1) The TRA must— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...

      12. Annual report

        1. 31.(1) The TRA must prepare a report on the performance...

      13. Seal and evidence

        1. 32.(1) The application of the TRA's seal must be authenticated...

      14. Supplementary powers

        1. 33.(1) The TRA may do anything which appears to it...

      15. Guidance

        1. 34.(1) In performing its functions, the TRA must have regard...

      16. Public records

        1. 35.In Part 2 of the Table in paragraph 3 of...

      17. Investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner

        1. 36.In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...

      18. House of Commons disqualification

        1. 37.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      19. Northern Ireland Assembly disqualification

        1. 38.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...

      20. Freedom of information

        1. 39.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

      21. Public sector equality duty

        1. 40.In Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Transfer schemes

      1. 1.(1) The Secretary of State may make one or more...

      2. 2.(1) A staff transfer scheme may, among other things, make...

      3. 3.For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) an individual who...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Trade and Agriculture Commission: public authorities legislation

      1. Public records

        1. 1.In Part 2 of the Table in paragraph 3 in...

      2. Investigations by the Parliamentary Commissioner

        1. 2.In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...

      3. House of Commons disqualification

        1. 3.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      4. Northern Ireland Assembly disqualification

        1. 4.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...

      5. Freedom of information

        1. 5.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

      6. Public sector equality duty

        1. 6.In Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act...