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Senedd Research - UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Research Briefing

11 Aug 2021

The full list of the kind of legislation within the scope of the non-discrimination principle is in section 6(3) of the Act. [...] In its report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Bill, the External Affairs Committee stated: The Bill will reduce the practical effect of many future laws passed by the Senedd, limiting the ability of the Senedd to deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales Parts 1 and 2 of the Act do not create any new reservations in the Government of Wales Act 2006 and do not legally restrict t. [...] Before 31 March 2023, and every 5 years after that, the CMA must also prepare a report on: the effectiveness of the internal market provisions in Parts 1-3 of the Act; the impact of the operation of those provisions on the development of the internal market in the UK; any interaction between the operation of these Parts and common frameworks; and the impact of common frameworks on the internal. [...] Amendments were made in the UK Parliament to put the Office for the Internal Market on the face of the Bill and strengthen the role of the devolved governments and legislatures in governance and oversight of the CMA’s functions (see above). [...] The Welsh Government proposed amendments to the Bill to require the consent of the devolved governments before appointing a Chair or Members to the Office for the Internal Market Panel and to allow devolved governments to appoint one person to the CMA Board.
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