Trade Act 2021

Trade Act 2021
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision about international trade agreements; to make provision establishing the Trade Remedies Authority and conferring functions on it; to make provision about the Trade and Agriculture Commission; and to make provision about the collection and disclosure of information relating to trade.
Citation2021 c. 10
Introduced byLiz Truss (Secretary of State for International Trade) (Commons)
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (Minister of State for Investment) (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent29 April 2021
Commencement6 May 2021 (in part)[1]
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Trade Act 2021 (c. 10) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to make provision about the implementation of international trade agreements. It was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 by the Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss, and introduced to the House of Lords on 21 July 2020 by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel.[2][3] It received royal assent on 29 April 2021.[3]

The law established the Trade Remedies Authority.

  1. ^ "The Trade Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Expiry Provision) Regulations 2021". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Trade Act 2021". parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Trade Act 2021 Stages - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament". bills.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.