Part 5: Northern Ireland Protocol Unfettered Access Section 47: Unfettered access to UK internal market for Northern Ireland goods
This section supports the delivery of the UK Government’s commitment to unfettered access for Northern Ireland goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. It does so by precluding new checks, controls or administrative processes on qualifying goods as they move from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. It similarly precludes the use of existing checks, controls or processes being used for the first time, or for a new purpose or to a new extent.
	In this way it supports that the application of the Northern Ireland Protocol in Northern Ireland does not lead to new barriers for trade for Northern Ireland businesses. The section provides for exceptions where such checks, controls or administrative processes are necessary for either administrating arrangements which facilitate access for qualifying Northern Ireland goods to the internal market in the UK; or in order to secure compliance with, or give effect to, international agreements or arrangements that the UK is, or will be, a party to; or is necessary where goods have been declared for a voluntary customs procedure.
	This section applies to checks, controls or administrative processes applicable to the direct movement of qualifying Northern Ireland goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. A Minister of the Crown may, by regulations, amend the type of movement to which this section applies.
	Subsection (7) sets out the meaning of appropriate authority.