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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force on 20th September 2021 those sections of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27) (“the Act”) not already in force.

Regulation 2 sets out the sections of the Act to be commenced. All of those sections fall within Part 4 of the Act, which confers on the Competition and Markets Authority, acting through the Office for the Internal Market panel and task groups, advisory, reporting, monitoring and intelligence-gathering functions to assist with the effective operation of the UK internal market.

These are the third and final commencement regulations for the Act. Previous provisions were brought into force on IP completion day (31st December 2020 at 11.00 pm) by S.I. 2020/1621, and on 14th June 2021 by S.I. 2021/706.