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United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
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· 2020-12-17
2026-02-19
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2024-02-20
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2024-01-01
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2023-11-24
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2023-01-04
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2022-08-11
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
Changes on 2022-08-11
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> (1) An OIM task group may determine its own procedure (including determining its quorum).
> (2) In determining its procedure under sub-paragraph (1), an OIM task group must have regard to any guidance issued by the CMA Board.
#### The mutual recognition principle for goods
#### Services: exclusions
#### Meaning of “qualified” UK resident
#### Purpose of Part 1
#### Services: overview
#### Access to professions on grounds of qualifications or experience
#### Functions of the CMA under Part 4: general provisions
#### Office for the Internal Market panel and task groups
#### Objective and general functions
#### Information-gathering powers
#### Penalties
#### Unfettered access to UK internal market for Northern Ireland goods
#### Financial assistance: supplementary
#### UK subsidy control consultation: engagement with the devolved authorities on the Government response
#### Enforcement
#### Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market and customs territory
#### Power to provide financial assistance for economic development etc
#### Regulation of distortive or harmful subsidies
#### Protection of Act against modification
#### Regulations: general
#### Further provision in connection with the Northern Ireland Protocol
### Threats to human, animal or plant health
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[^key-7bf986e628c3ca51ac9e94e95308bbb5]: [S. 45](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/27/section/45) in force at 20.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/1062](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1062), [reg. 2(k)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1062/regulation/2/k)
[^key-4b1614050a6e3ff76637e95d5c319f9b]: [Ss. 41-43](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/27/section/41): power to modify conferred (28.4.2022) by [Subsidy Control Act 2022 (c. 23)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/23), [ss. 67(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/23/section/67/3), [91(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/23/section/91/1/b)
[^key-86c9445040830ed1e8218e09ad0e88ca]: [Sch. 1 para. 13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/27/schedule/1/paragraph/13) and cross-heading inserted (11.8.2022) by [The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Single-Use Plastics) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/857)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/857), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/857/regulation/1/2), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/857/regulation/2)
### Single-use plastic items
##### 13
- (1) The United Kingdom market access principles do not apply to (and sections 2(3) and 5(3) do not affect the operation of) legislation so far as it prohibits the sale of—
- (a) single-use plastic straws;
- (b) single-use plastic stemmed cotton buds;
- (c) single-use plastic drink stirrers;
- (d) single-use plastic plates;
- (e) single-use plastic cutlery or chopsticks;
- (f) single-use plastic balloon sticks;
- (g) single-use food containers, drink containers or cups made wholly or partly from expanded or extruded polystyrene.
- (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
- (a) a “single-use” item means an item which is not designed or intended to be re-used;
- (b) a “single-use plastic” item means a single-use item which is made wholly or partly from plastic.
2022-04-28
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2021-09-20
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2021-06-14
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2020-12-31
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
2020-12-17
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
original version
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