Trade and Agriculture Commission
Measures in the Trade Act put the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing.
	Section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020 places a duty on the Secretary of State to report on whether the measures in certain free trade agreements applicable to trade in agricultural products are consistent with maintaining UK levels of statutory protection in relation to animal or plant life or health, animal welfare, and the environment.
	The Trade Act empowers the Secretary of State to appoint members to an expert committee named the Trade and Agriculture Commission, to provide advice under section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020. It places the Secretary of State under a duty to seek advice from the TAC in this respect and to lay any advice received before Parliament, to aid transparency and Parliamentary scrutiny for new free trade agreements.
	The Trade Act also provides for administrative matters relating to the TAC, and for reviews of the TAC’s continued operation at least every three years.