Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Paul Scully
- 12 October 2022
- 25 September 2024
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision about electronic trade documents; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading12 OCT 2022 · LORDS
- Second reading committee7 NOV 2022 · LORDS
- 2nd reading30 NOV 2022 · LORDS
- Lords Special Public Bill Committee20 FEB 2023 · LORDS
- Report stage14 MAR 2023 · LORDS
- 3rd reading22 MAR 2023 · LORDS
- Committee stage19 JUN 2023 · COMMONS
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons19 JUL 2023 · LORDS
- Royal Assent (current stage)20 JUL 2023 · UNASSIGNED
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
- What stage is the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 at?
- The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 become law?
- Yes. The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023?
- The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 was sponsored by Paul Scully.
- When was the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 12 October 2022, at first reading.
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