The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 535 (C. 27)

European Union

The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2023

Made

9th May 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 40(7) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020(1).

Citation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Provision coming into force on 23rd May 2023

2.  Section 8 of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020(2) (disclosure of vehicle registration data) comes into force on 23rd May 2023.

Tom Tugendhat

Minister of State

Home Office

9th May 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the second commencement regulations made under the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29) (“the Act”).

Regulation 2 brings section 8 of the Act into force on 23rd May 2023. This provision relates to the disclosure of vehicle registration data in accordance with Article 537 of, and Annex 39 to, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement(3).

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-and-eaec-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-ts-no82021. A hard copy can be obtained by writing to the Treaty Section of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
sections 1 to 5	IP completion day	2020/1662
section 6 (remainder)	IP completion day	2020/1662
section 7 (partially)	IP completion day	2020/1662
section 9 (remainder)	IP completion day	2020/1662
sections 10 to 20	IP completion day	2020/1662
section 21	1 March 2021	2020/1662
sections 22 to 26	IP completion day	2020/1662
section 27	1 March 2021	2020/1662
sections 28 and 29	IP completion day	2020/1662
section 34	1 March 2021	2020/1662
section 39 (remainder)	IP completion day	2020/1662
Schedule 1	IP completion day	2020/1662
Schedule 2 (partially)	IP completion day	2020/1662
Schedule 3 (remainder)	IP completion day	2020/1662
Schedule 4	IP completion day	2020/1662
Schedule 6 (remainder)	IP completion day	2020/1662

(1)

2020 c. 29.

(2)

Section 8 was amended by regulation 2 of, and the Schedule to, S.I. 2021/884.

(3)

See section 37(1) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 in relation to the expression “the Trade and Cooperation Agreement”.