Part 3: The Trade and Agriculture Commission Section 8: Trade and Agriculture Commission
Section 8 provides that the Secretary of State may appoint members to the TAC, and that the purpose of the TAC is to provide advice under section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020. This advice concerns whether, and to what extent, new free trade agreement measures applicable to international trade in agricultural products are consistent with maintaining UK statutory protections in relation to animal and plant life or health, animal welfare, and the environment.
	Subsection 3 provides that when appointing members to the TAC, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the members collectively have expertise in UK animal and plant health standards, UK animal welfare standards, UK environmental standards and international trade law and policy.