Suspension of reference quantityU.K.
28.—(1) The Secretary of State may publish a notice suspending the requirement to show applicable reference quantity in accordance with regulation 27 in respect of any quota specified in the notice.
(2) The notice may be given if—
(a)by the end of the ninth month of the quota period, the sum of the quantities specified in all licence applications in respect of the quota concerned is less than the remaining quantity available under that quota; or
(b)in the opinion of the Secretary of State, due to the occurrence of abnormal and unforeseeable circumstances, the sum of the quantities remaining to be specified in licence applications in respect of the quota concerned is anticipated to be less than the remaining quantity available under that quota.
(3) The period of any suspension must be specified in the notice and may not exceed the end of the quota period.
[F1(4) For the purposes of the requirement to show proof of trade in accordance with regulation 29(1)(a) for a quota to which regulation 27 applies, regulation 27 is deemed to apply irrespective of whether reference quantity is suspended under this regulation in respect of the quota concerned.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 28(4) inserted (17.11.2021) by The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1192), regs. 1(2), 6(5)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 28 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.