Agenda item

Legislation

To receive a report setting out measures introduced into Parliament which may have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation.

Minutes:

The Court received a report on measures introduced by Parliament which might have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation as follows:-

 

 

Bills

 

 

Trade Bill

The Bill will put in place the legal framework for the UK to operate an independent trade policy after withdrawing from the EU.

Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

The Bill will put in place the legal framework for the UK to operate an independent customs policy after withdrawing from the EU.

Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill

The Bill will put in place the legal framework for the UK to enforce international sanctions (including under United Nations measures) once it has left the EU, and introduce domestic anti-money laundering powers to replace EU legislation in the field.

 

Statutory Instruments

Date inforce

The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017, S.I. No. 1050

The Regulations increase the amounts payable under fixed penalty notices which local authorities (including the Common Council acting in that capacity) may issue in respect of a range of environmental offences, including littering and noise offences.

1 April 2018

The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations and General Directions 2017, S.I. No. 1086

The Regulations and Directions amend a range of traffic sign specifications, in order to correct errors and improve clarity. They will apply to the Common Council acting in its capacity as traffic authority.

13 December 2017

 

 

(The text of the measures and the explanatory notes may be obtained from the Remembrancer’s office.)

 

Supporting documents: