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Where is UK border control?
| UK Border Agency | |
|---|---|
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF |
| Sworn members | 10,000 |
| Unsworn members | 10,000 |
How does the UK protect its borders?
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK.
Do I have to pay customs from UK to Northern Ireland?
Bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain and from countries outside of both the EU and the UK. You will need to make declarations and pay any tariffs due when bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain or from countries outside of the EU and the UK.
How will the Northern Ireland agreement be enforced in the UK?
The first is that provisions of the Agreement (and the NI Protocol (which is an integral part of the Agreement)) can be enforced directly, including in UK courts. Secondly, and crucially, UK courts are to be empowered to disapply inconsistent and incompatible provisions of domestic law.
What is the EU Withdrawal Agreement?
This Agreement sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“United Kingdom”) from the European Union (“Union”) and from the European Atomic Energy Community (“Euratom”). 8 ARTICLE 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
Can the government restrict the ‘direct effect’ of the Northern Ireland Protocol?
These would allow the government to restrict the so-called “direct effect” of two parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which is part of the EU Withdrawal Agreement (WA).
Does the Northern Ireland Protocol (Nip) apply to the UK?
Under Article 4 of the WA, the WA itself and its Protocols including the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP) are required to be given direct effect under internal UK law, and to be given supremacy over all other UK laws.