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[Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 65, in clause 22, page 21, line 42, at end insert— “(da) section [Disapplication of the UK Internal Market Act 2020];”
“(1) None of sections 3, 4 or 5 may be brought into force unless all the following conditions have been satisfied. (2) The first condition is that a Minister of the Crown has, after...
“(1) This section applies when— (a) a relevant national authority is making regulations under section 12, 13, 15 or 16, or (b) EU-derived subordinate legislation or retained direct EU...
“(1) Each relevant national authority must, within 28 days of the passage of this Act, lay before Parliament a report on— (a) the projected cost incurred by each Government department...
REULB93 Food and Safety, East Suffolk Council REULB94 ClientEarth REULB95 No Falls Foundation REULB96 Access Industry Forum REULB97 BMA (British Medical Association) (further submission) REULB98...
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