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Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act 2020

2020 c. 28 · Enacted 17 December 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about the disclosure of information relating to trade.

[17th December 2020]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 1Trade functions: disclosure of information by HMRC Repealed
  2. 2Trade functions: disclosure of information by other authorities Repealed
  3. 3Offence relating to disclosure under section 2 Repealed
  4. 4Expiry of sections 1 to 3
  5. 5Interpretation
  6. 6Extent, commencement and short title

1Trade functions: disclosure of information by HMRCF1

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2Trade functions: disclosure of information by other authoritiesF1

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3Offence relating to disclosure under section 2F1

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4Expiry of sections 1 to 3

(1)

Subsection (2) applies if, in the Session in which this Act is passed, an Act resulting from the Trade Bill is passed which contains provisions that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, have the same effect as, or similar effect to, sections 1 to 3 (the “corresponding provisions”).

(2)

The Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument provide for sections 1 to 3 to expire at the time that the corresponding provisions come into force to any extent.

(3)

Regulations under this section may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.

5Interpretation

In this Act—

  • “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

  • “enactment” has the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (see section 39 of that Act);

  • “the investigatory powers legislation” means Parts 1 to 7 and Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016;

  • “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.

6Extent, commencement and short title

(1)

This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(2)

This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

(3)

This Act may be cited as the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act 2020.