Parts of this article (those related to description of the bill's passage through Parliament, updates to the amendments proposed to the bill, and the results of the act (esp. coverage of the Trade Remedies Authority and the Trade and Agriculture Commission)) need to be updated. The reason given is: Bill has been passed since this article was written.(May 2021) |
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An 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. |
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Citation | 2021 c. 10 |
Introduced by | Liz Truss (Secretary of State for International Trade) (Commons) Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (Minister of State for Investment) (Lords) |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 29 April 2021 |
Commencement | 6 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Text of statute as originally enacted | |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.