United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (HL Bill 135)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy have been ordered to be published as HL Bill 135—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord Callanan has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill are compatible
with the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    UK market access: goods

    1. Introductory

      1. 1.Purpose of Part 1

    2. Mutual recognition: goods

      1. 2.The mutual recognition principle for goods

      2. 3.Relevant requirements for the purposes of section

      3. 4.Exclusion of certain requirements existing before commencement

    3. Non-discrimination: goods

      1. 5.The non-discrimination principle for goods

      2. 6.Relevant requirements for the purposes of the non-discrimination principle

      3. 7.The non-discrimination principle: direct discrimination

      4. 8.The non-discrimination principle: indirect discrimination

      5. 9.Exclusion of certain provision existing before commencement

    4. Exclusions from market access principles

      1. 10.Further exclusions from market access principles

    5. Supplementary

      1. 11.Modifications in connection with the Northern Ireland Protocol

      2. 12.Guidance relating to Part 1

      3. 13.Sale of goods complying with local law

      4. 14.Interpretation of references to “sale” in Part 1

      5. 15.Interpretation of other expressions used in Part 1

  2. Part 2

    UK market access: services

    1. 16.Services: overview

    2. 17.Services: exclusions

    3. 18.Services: mutual recognition of authorisation requirements

    4. 19.Direct discrimination in the regulation of services

    5. 20.Indirect discrimination in the regulation of services

    6. 21.Interpretation of Part 2

  3. Part 3

    UK market access: professional qualifications and regulation

    1. 22.Access to professions on grounds of qualifications or experience

    2. 23.Meaning of “qualified” UK resident

    3. 24.Exception from section where individual assessment offered

    4. 25.Other exceptions from section

    5. 26.Professional regulation not within section : equal treatment

    6. 27.Interpretation of Part 3

  4. Part 4

    Independent advice on and monitoring of UK internal market

    1. General provision about functions under Part 4

      1. 28.Functions of the CMA under Part 4: general provisions

      2. 29.Objective and general functions

      3. 30.Office for the Internal Market panel and task groups

    2. Reporting, advisory and monitoring functions

      1. 31.Monitoring and reporting on the operation of the UK internal market

      2. 32.Advising etc on proposed regulatory provisions on request

      3. 33.Provision of report on request after regulatory provision is passed or made

      4. 34.Report on request on provision considered to have detrimental effects

      5. 35.Statements on reports under section

      6. 36.Reports under Part 4

      7. 37.General advice and information with regard to exercise of functions

    3. Information-gathering powers

      1. 38.Information-gathering powers

      2. 39.Enforcement

      3. 40.Penalties

    4. Interpretation

      1. 41.Interpretation of Part 4

  5. Part 5

    Northern Ireland Protocol

    1. Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market and customs territory

      1. 42.Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market and customs territory

    2. Unfettered access

      1. 43.Unfettered access to UK internal market for Northern Ireland goods

      2. 44.Power to disapply or modify export declarations and other exit procedures

    3. Notifications under Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol

      1. 45.Regulations about Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol

      2. 46.Notification of State aid for the purposes of the Northern Ireland Protocol

    4. Certain provisions to have effect notwithstanding inconsistency or incompatibility with international or other domestic law

      1. 47.Further provision related to sections and etc

  6. Part 6

    Financial assistance powers

    1. 48.Power to provide financial assistance for economic development etc

    2. 49.Financial assistance: supplementary

  7. Part 7

    Final provisions

    1. 50.Regulation of distortive or harmful subsidies

    2. 51.Protection of Act against modification

    3. 52.Further provision in connection with the Northern Ireland Protocol

    4. 53.Regulations: general

    5. 54.Regulations: references to parliamentary procedures

    6. 55.Interpretation: general

    7. 56.Extent, commencement and short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Exclusions from market access principles

    2. Schedule 2

      Services exclusions

      1. Part 1

        Services to which section 18 (mutual recognition) does not apply

      2. Part 2

        Services to which sections 19 and 20 (non-discrimination) do not apply

      3. Part 3

        Authorisation requirements to which section 18 (mutual recognition) does not apply

      4.  

        Regulatory requirements to which sections 19 and 20 (non-discrimination) do not apply

    3. Schedule 3

      Constitution etc of Office for the Internal Market panel and task groups