The Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-02-28)

These Regulations amend the Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/132) (“the 2021 Regulations”).

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 225

PROTECTION OF TRADING INTERESTS

TRADE

The Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Made

26th February 2025

Coming into force

28th February 2025

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5, second paragraph, point (a), of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/1996/2271\") of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom(1 (\"#f00001\")).

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28th February 2025.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment of the Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) Regulations 2021

2.—(1) The table in the Schedule to the Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) Regulations 2021(2 (\"#f00002\")) is amended as follows.

(2) In row 2, relating to Three Crowns (Services) LLP, in the entry in the column headed “Authorised Purpose”, in the first line, for “31 March 2025” substitute “31 March 2027”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Douglas Alexander

Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security

Department for Business and Trade

26th February 2025

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/132 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/132\")) (“the 2021 Regulations”).

The 2021 Regulations authorise compliance by specified persons, for specified purposes, with requirements or prohibitions referred to in the first paragraph of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/1996/2271\") of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (EUR 1996/2271).

Regulation 2 extends an existing authorisation for Three Crowns (Services) LLP from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2027.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

EUR 1996/2271, amended by S.I. 2020/1660 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1660\").

(2)

S.I. 2021/132 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/132\"), amended by S.I. 2022/545 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/545\"), S.I. 2022/873 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/873\"), S.I. 2023/71 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/71\") and S.I. 2024/559 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/559\").