Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018;

• “application for reconsideration” means an application for reconsideration of an original decision (see chapter 2 of Part 2 of these Regulations);

• F1“the Bilateral Safeguards Regulations” means the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports as a Result of a Free Trade Agreement Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) Regulations 2024;

• “the Dumping and Subsidisation Regulations” means the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M1;

• F2“early review” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Dumping and Subsidisation Regulations or regulation 2 of the Safeguards Regulations, as the case may be;

• “importer” of goods means a person liable to pay import duty in respect of the goods;

• “interested party” has the meaning given by—

  1. (za)

     F3regulation 2 of the Bilateral Safeguards Regulations in relation to an investigation or a review conducted under those Regulations;

  2. (a)

     regulation 2 of the Dumping and Subsidisation Regulations in relation to an investigation or a review conducted under those Regulations;

  3. (b)

     regulation 2 of the Safeguards Regulations in relation to an investigation or a review conducted under those Regulations;

• “original decision” has the meaning given by regulation 9(1);

• “overseas exporter” has the meaning given by—

  1. (a)

     paragraph 32(1) of Schedule 4 in relation to an investigation or a review conducted under the Dumping and Subsidisation Regulations;

  2. (b)

     regulation 2 of the Safeguards Regulations in relation to an investigation or a review conducted under those Regulations;

• “reconsidered decision” has the meaning given by regulation 14(2);

• “the Safeguards Regulations” means the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M2;

• “working day” means any day except a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M3.

Except as otherwise stated, a reference in these Regulations to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to the Act.