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Secondly, the mechanisms proposed by these regulations are highly dubious, involving government in trying to micromanage the flow of goods, and come straight out of some kind of failed command economy playbook. The legislation smacks of desperation and looks more like the Government trying to cover their back in relation to their legal obligations to have special regard to Northern Ireland’s place in the UK customs territory, as Section 46(1)(b) of the UK Internal Market Act 2020 says.