United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act Commencement Order 2023
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United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act Commencement Order 2023
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 29th day of May 2023
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
This order is made under section 2 of the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act 2022 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Order
1 Title
This order is the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act Commencement Order 2023.
2 Commencement of United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act 2022
The United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act 2022 comes into force on 31 May 2023.
Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order brings the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act 2022 (the Act) into force on 31 May 2023, which is the date on which the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the FTA) comes into force.
The Act amends existing legislation to enable New Zealand to implement its obligations under the FTA (see also the Apple Transitional Export Quota Act 2022).
At the time of making this order, the text of the FTA is available at https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/Trade-agreements/UK-NZ-FTA/NZ-UK-Free-Trade-Agreement.pdf
Date of notification in Gazette: 30 May 2023.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Act Commencement Order 2023
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