The Legal Notices of 2026 that changed Gibraltar's law for : what each does, who it affects and from when, and where to read the official text.The treatyThe Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part. It was signed in Brussels on 14 July 2026.
6 October 2026
Gibraltar Laws last checked for new or changed notices: 19 October 2026.
The English texts on this page come from the official English versions published by Gibraltar (the Act and the Legal Notices, from Gibraltar Laws and the Gibraltar Gazette, and Hansard) and the European Union (EU) on EUR-Lex (the Agreement), plus HM Government of Gibraltar and European Commission press releases where a statement is quoted. Where a text exists only in Spanish (BOE), we quote it in Spanish and say so, and any translation beside it is ours.
This page lists the Legal Notices of 2026, and four Acts of Parliament of 2026, that change Gibraltar's law for the treaty between the and the , or will change it once in force. For each notice or Act it says what it does, who it affects and from when, how it is tied to the treaty (for a notice that names the treaty, only the part the notice itself names), and where to read the official text. It also says what the Act that gives effect to the treaty requires for these notices, and how many there are on a stated test. It ends with laws still to come.The UK, for GibraltarThe treaty's second side is the United Kingdom acting for Gibraltar. The treaty's own words are “the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar”.The EUThe European Union (EU). The treaty also names the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), a separate body run alongside it.
A Legal Notice is a law or an official decision made under an Act of Parliament. It is published, with a number, in the Gibraltar Gazette, the Government's official journal. The notices on this page that are held in their Gazette form appear in the Second Supplement to the Gazette under a heading that gives the notice's number and year. This page writes that in short form: LN, then the number, a slash and the year.
A Legal Notice is a law or an official decision made under an Act of Parliament. It is published, with a number, in the Gibraltar Gazette, the Government's official journal. Those notices on this page that are held in their Gazette form appear in the Second Supplement to the Gazette under a heading such as "LEGAL NOTICE NO. 165 OF 2026". This page writes that as LN 165/2026.
A Legal Notice is made by the person the Act names, not by a vote of Parliament. Most notices on this page say who made them. For most it is the Government, signed by a Minister. Some were made by the Chief Minister. One was made by a Minister in the Minister's own name, one by the Director General of the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority and one by the Chief Justice. The corrections do not say who made them. The notices on this page are of several kinds. Regulations, orders and rules set rules. Commencement notices say when a law starts. Corrections, called corrigenda, correct a published text. Designations name the body that is to carry out a task. There is also one list of notifications sent to the EU.
A Legal Notice is made by the person the Act names, not by a vote of Parliament. Most notices on this page say who made them. For most it is the Government, signed by a Minister. Some were made by the Chief Minister (for example LN 129, LN 135 and LN 148). One was made by a Minister in his own name (LN 66), one by the Director General of the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority (LN 81) and one by the Chief Justice (LN 151). The corrections do not say who made them. The notices on this page are of several kinds. Regulations, orders and rules set rules. Commencement notices say when a law starts. Corrections, called corrigenda, correct a published text. Designations name the body that is to carry out a task. There is also one list of notificationsNotify / notificationIn the treaty’s language: to tell the other side, or the authority, formally. Some notifications come before the action (for state aid, the answer to the notification is awaited before acting); others report a decision or an act already made. sent to the EU.
The Act is Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. Its main power lets the Government make regulations containing any provision that appears to the Government to be necessary or suitable for an implementation purpose. The Act calls these regulations Implementation Regulations, meaning regulations made under this power. The Act also says what an implementation purpose is. It means giving effect to any provision of the TGEU (the treaty). It also means giving effect to arrangements between two governments: His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, for Gibraltar, and the Government of Spain. The arrangements are those setting out practical arrangements for implementing the TGEU.
The Act is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026. Section 13(1) gives the main power: "The Government may by regulations ... make any provision that appears to the Government to be necessary or expedient for an implementation purpose." The Act calls these regulations "Implementation Regulations". Section 7(1) says an "implementation purpose" means giving effect to "any provision of the TGEU" (the treaty) and to arrangements between His Majesty's Government of the UK, for Gibraltar, and the Government of Spain "setting out practical arrangements for the purposes of the implementation of the TGEU."
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
The Act lists what Implementation Regulations may do. The first item on the list is to make any kind of provision that an Act of Parliament could make, including changes to the Act itself. The list has 17 items in all.
Section 13(2) lists what Implementation Regulations may do. The first item, section 13(2)(a), is to "make provision of any kind that could be made by Act of Parliament (including modifying this Act);". The list goes on to item (q).
What the Act requires for Parliament is in two subsections of one of its sections. To lay a document before Parliament means to put it formally before the Members.
What the Act requires for Parliament is in section 13(4) and (5). To "lay" a document before Parliament means to put it formally before the Members.
Section 13(4): "Implementation Regulations (including any regulations made partly in reliance on this section and partly in reliance on other enabling powers) shall be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable after being made."
Section 13(5): "Implementation Regulations shall come into effect in accordance with their terms (and may come into effect in accordance with those terms before being laid before Parliament, where necessary by reason of urgency)."
What the Act does not say: it sets no vote of Parliament to approve Implementation Regulations. It sets no procedure for Parliament to cancel them. It sets no time limit for laying them other than that they be laid as soon as they reasonably can be. This was checked by reading the section of the Act that sets out what it requires for Parliament, and by searching the whole Act for the words resolution, annul, approv, affirm, negative and laid.
What the Act does not say: it sets no vote of Parliament to approve Implementation Regulations. It sets no procedure for Parliament to cancel them. It sets no time limit for laying them other than "as soon as practicable". This was checked by reading section 13 and by searching the whole Act for the words "resolution", "annul", "approv", "affirm", "negative" and "laid".
The Act says that one provision of the Interpretation and General Clauses Act does not apply to any Implementation Regulations made under the Act's power to make them. That Act was not among the texts read for this page, so this page does not say what that provision says.
Section 13(3) says: "Section 23(b) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Act shall not apply to any Implementation Regulations made under this section." That Act was not among the texts read for this page, so this page does not say what section 23(b) provides.
Separately, the Act says the Chief Minister must publish reports, called Treaty Implementation Reports, and lay them before Parliament. Each report must identify, and describe the purpose and effect of, any Implementation Regulations made since the previous Treaty Implementation Report. A report is to be produced at times the Chief Minister thinks appropriate. But a report must be produced at least once in each calendar year after the date on which provisional application of the treaty starts.
Separately, section 21 of the Act says the Chief Minister "shall publish and lay before Parliament reports ("Treaty Implementation Reports")". Each report must "specify, and describe the purpose and effect of, any Implementation Regulations made since the previous Treaty Implementation Report" (section 21(3)(b)). A report is to be produced at times the Chief Minister thinks appropriate, but "not less than once in each calendar year after the date on which provisional application of the TGEU shall have commenced" (section 21(2)).
The notices on this page do not all rely on the same power:
Section 13 of the Act (Implementation Regulations). Most of the notices on this page. Some of them also name another section of the Act: section 3 (LN 149), section 30(13) (LN 165), section 43(7) (LN 166), section 53 (LN 152), section 72 (LN 135, made by the Chief Minister) and section 137(3) (LN 319).
Section 2(1) of the Act, on when the Act starts: the Act "comes into operation on the day appointed by the Chief Minister by Notice in the Gazette". Used by LN 129 and LN 148. Section 2 sets no duty to lay these notices.
Section 62(2) of the Act: "The Government shall make the notifications and designations referred to in Article 68 and, upon doing so, shall publish a Notice in the Gazette". Used by LN 237. Section 62 sets no duty to lay it.
Powers in other Acts. Section 14(1) of the Act says that where another law gives a Minister or the Government a power "to make subordinate legislation or to do any other thing", the Minister or the Government "may, in exercising the power, add or include provision, or take any other action, for an implementation purpose", and "may amend existing subsidiary legislation for an implementation purpose". Section 14(2) says this may include anything that Implementation Regulations may do. Some notices are made under other Acts: the Environment Act 2005 (section 18); the Climate Change Act 2019 (sections 29, 48 and 64); the Civil Aviation Act 2024 (section 34); the Supreme Court Act (section 38); the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc.) Act 1993 (section 118); the Data Protection Act 2004 (section 184); and the Contract and Tort Act (section 41A). Some name both another Act and section 13.
Section 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015, added by the Act (Schedule, paragraph 15): "The Government may by regulations, rules or orders make any provision it considers appropriate to implement" the treaty, the international agreements and conventions it refers to, the international obligations and standards it mentions, and recommendations of international bodies concerned with those obligations and standards (section 184ZB(2)(a) to (c)). Used by LN 143, LN 144, LN 145 and LN 147. Section 184ZB sets no duty to lay them.
Two notices, LN 180 and LN 200, state no power. Each carries the Act's name in its heading only.
Some notices act under another notice: for example, LN 121 is made under regulation 2 of LN 118, and LN 341 and LN 342 are made under regulations of LN 183 and LN 182. Corrections state no power.
By its words, the Act's rule on laying regulations before Parliament applies to Implementation Regulations, including those made partly under the Act's power to make regulations. Its words do not cover notices made only under another Act. Whether those other Acts require laying was not checked for this page.
By its words, section 13(4) applies to Implementation Regulations, including those made partly under section 13. Its words do not cover notices made only under another Act. Whether those other Acts require laying was not checked for this page.
Laying shown in the official record of Parliament (Hansard):
18 June 2026, afternoon session: the Minister for the Environment laid "the Climate Methane Regulations and the Certification for Carbon Removals and Carbon Storage Regulations 2026". The record gives the first title in that shorter form; this page takes the two to be LN 67 and LN 68.
7 July 2026 (Hansard, morning session, pages 2 and 3): the Chief Minister laid LN 135; the Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry laid LN 137, 138, 142, 143, 144, 145 and 146; the Minister for the Environment laid LN 140 and 141.
The revised agenda for 29 September 2026 says: "The Hon the Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism will lay on the Table the TGEU Implementation (Frontier WorkersFrontier workersPeople who live in Spain and work in Gibraltar.) Regulations 2026." (LN 319). The record of that sitting was not available for this page.
In Parliament on 30 March 2026 (second reading of the Bill; Hansard, morning session, page 8), the Chief Minister said the Bill would require some secondary legislation made in pursuit of its aims to be laid in Parliament as well. He also said Parliament keeps oversight through the obligation to lay secondary legislation made under the Bill's powers to make law. This page shows these as the Chief Minister's statement. The Act's own words on laying are those set out above.
The Chief Minister's statement in Parliament on 30 March 2026 (second reading of the Bill; Hansard, morning session, page 8), shown as his statement: "the Bill will require the laying in this House also of some secondary legislation done in pursuance of its objectives"; and Parliament keeps oversight "in the obligation to lay secondary legislation which is done under its enabling powers". The Act's own words on laying are those quoted above.
At 19 October 2026 this page counted 96 Legal Notices of 2026 tied to the treaty by their own text. On 24 October 2026 it adds one more notice, on excise duty rates, so it now counts 97, tied to the treaty in the same way. Each of the 97 names Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law as its legal power or in its heading, or says it gives effect to the treaty, or corrects, starts or acts under a notice that does. The 97 include 10 corrections, 3 commencement notices, 2 designations of authorities and 1 list of notifications; the added notice is none of these. Of the first 96, 58 appear in the list named Treaty on Gibraltar on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi (as we read it on 19 October 2026); the added notice appears in that list as we read it on 24 October 2026; the other 38 do not.
At 19 October 2026 this page counted 96 Legal Notices of 2026 tied to the treaty by their own text. On 24 October 2026 it adds one more notice, on excise duty rates, so it now counts 97, tied to the treaty in the same way. Each of the 97 names the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 as its legal power or in its heading, or says it gives effect to the treaty, or corrects, starts or acts under a notice that does. The 97 include 10 corrections, 3 commencement notices, 2 designations of authorities and 1 list of notifications; the added notice is none of these. Of the first 96, 58 appear in the "Treaty on Gibraltar" list on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi (as we read it on 19 October 2026); the added notice appears in that list as we read it on 24 October 2026; the other 38 do not.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
This page also lists, outside the 97, four Acts of Parliament of 2026, on deforestation, energy efficiency, trade in endangered species and ozone-depleting substances (three of them name the treaty in their own long titles: those on deforestation and on trade in endangered species, and the ozone Act in its long title as corrected; the energy efficiency Act, as corrected, does not), and 12 more Legal Notices of 2026 that are not among the 97 because their own text does not tie them to the treaty in the ways above. For these, the Government has said in its own statements that they serve the treaty, or they rely on the Act that gives effect to the treaty, amend, correct or start a law on this page, or do what the treaty requires without naming it. Each entry says how it is tied to the treaty. In all, the page has entries for 109 Legal Notices and 4 Acts.
Not counted and not listed: the third set of 2026 regulations amending employment law, which mention the Act but do not say they give effect to the treaty, and two notices on the Port Rules, which make no reference to the treaty. The 2026 rules giving certain shops and wholesalers a deduction from their taxable profits linked to the transaction tax they paid, and two of the 2026 notices setting minimum retail prices for tobacco (those in force from 15 July 2026 and from 1 October 2026), are not counted in the 97 but are listed, as set out above. The notices published on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi up to 19 October 2026 were read for this page; the ten published after 5 October 2026 are not tied to the treaty. The excise duty notice, which the list gives under 19 October 2026, was read on 24 October 2026 and is added.
Listed outside the 97: Act No. 14 of 2026; Act No. 16 of 2026; Act No. 17 of 2026; Act No. 18 of 2026; Legal Notices 47, 49, 56, 58, 70, 120, 134, 201, 220, 256, 338, 346 of 2026. Not counted and not listed: LN 328/2026, Employment (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2026; LN 312/2026 and LN 314/2026, on the Port Rules. Read up to LN 359/2026 (15 October 2026), in the list on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi as we read it: LN 350, LN 351, LN 352, LN 353, LN 354, LN 355, LN 356, LN 357, LN 358 and LN 359 of 2026 are not tied to the treaty. LN 361/2026 (listed under 19 October 2026) was read on 24 October 2026 and is tied to the treaty.
These are statements. Each is shown with who made it, when, where and the exact words.
The Chief Minister, in Parliament, 30 March 2026 (second reading of the Bill; Hansard, morning session, page 10): "So far, there are at least 20 pieces of subsidiary legislation that are being drafted to give effect to the provisions of the Treaty, without counting all the environmental measuresMeasureThe treaty’s word for anything a government does that has legal effect: a law, a regulation, a decision, an administrative practice. that we have published and are in the process of publication." The Government published the same statement in his speaking note, press release 223/2026 of 30 March 2026, with small differences of punctuation and capital letters. What it includes: subsidiary legislation being drafted at 30 March 2026. By his words, it does not count the environmental measures published or being published.
The Gibraltar Chronicle, 26 September 2026, in its report on the Attorney General's speech at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year on 25 September 2026. This is a newspaper report, not a record of Parliament. The newspaper writes, in its own words and not as a quotation: "The Office of Parliamentary Counsel drafted the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 and more than 50 pieces of subsidiary legislation." It quotes the Attorney General as describing treaty implementation as "one of the largest and most complex legislative exercises undertaken in Gibraltar". What it includes: subsidiary legislation that the Office of Parliamentary Counsel drafted. The report does not say who gave the figure, does not give a date for it and does not list which pieces it counts.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
The notices are grouped by subject: borders and the airport; people and residence; policing, surrender and firearms; customs and goods; exciseExciseDuty on tobacco, alcohol and fuel — now tied to European Union (EU) minimums and, over time, to Spain’s rates. and tobacco; data and passenger information; product rules and environment; transport and shipping; state aidState aidPublic money or advantage given to a business. It must now be notified before it is paid, and can be challenged. and finance; social security; and commencement and other notices. Within a group, a correction or a commencement notice sits next to the notice it corrects or starts. The four Acts sit in the group of their subject, next to any notice that starts or corrects them. The page ends with laws still to come.
Each notice in the subject groups, and each of the four Acts, has one block:
Date line. When it was made or published; the power it was made under, as the notice states it (where a notice states none, the line says The notice states no power); and when it comes into force. Many notices say they come into force on "the Implementation Date". Section 6(2) of the Act says that term "includes a reference to any Provisional Implementation Date and to the General Implementation Date". The European Commission's press release of 14 July 2026 (IP/26/1609) says the treaty "will enter into provisional application on 15 July 2026", and LN 148 brought the rest of the Act into force on that day. This page therefore writes the Implementation Date as 15 July 2026. Where the text held for a notice is the version on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi that prints no date, the block says so.
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These notices set out how border checks are made at Gibraltar's port and airport, what ship masters must report, and rules at Gibraltar Airport on ground handling, airport charges, help for disabled passengers, take-off and landing slots and airlines on the EU Air Safety List.
Made 7 July 2026 by the Government under sections 3 and 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5322). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. Second line checks must be carried out in the Second Line Checks Area (section 30(7) of the Act). The Act defines that area in two parts (section 3(1)). For second line checks and related work by Gibraltar's competent authoritiesCompetent authorityThe public body put in charge of a matter. The treaty calls it the “competent authority”. under the treaty, it is the area or areas within Gibraltar Airport that the Government designates by Notice in the Gazette (part (a)). For second line checks and other work by officers of the Schengen authorities under the treaty, it is the area or areas "allocated by those authorities and shown in the notice referred to in paragraph (a)" (part (b)). Either may be a temporary area until the permanent area in Annex A of the Administrative Arrangement referred to in Article 36(6) is completed (section 3(1)). These Regulations show both areas on a plan in the Schedule (reg 3). The area shaded green "is designated" as the area for the work of Gibraltar's competent authorities under the treaty (reg 3(a)). The area shaded blue "is the Second Line Checks Area" for the work of the Schengen Authorities under the treaty (reg 3(b)). Under LN 165/2026, officers of the Schengen authorities, when accompanied by a police officer, may where necessary escort passengers from the first Schengen check (booth or e-gate) to the Second Line Checks Area (reg 6(3)(b)).
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names no Article. It says it is made "for the purposes of implementing the Agreement" (enacting words). Its explanatory memorandum says it gives effect to "the temporary infrastructure arrangements at the Gibraltar Airport".
Made 9 July 2026 by the Government under sections 13 and 30(13) of the Act (Gazette No. 5323). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026. Regulation 16(5) was amended by (reg 5).
What it does. A person entering or leaving Gibraltar at the border crossing points at the port and airport (Article 29(1)) is subject to two checks (reg 5(1)). One is made by a Gibraltar immigration officer under the Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Act. The other is made by an officer of the Schengen authorities under the Schengen Borders Code (the EU's rules on border checks) and related EU law. The Schengen authorities are the authorities of the EU country referred to in Articles 33 and 34 of the treaty that are competent for those Articles (reg 3); Article 33 names the competent authorities of the Kingdom of Spain. A person who fails to comply with the requirement to undergo the checks commits an offence, with a fine at level 3 on the standard scale on summary conviction (reg 5(2)). Permission to enter Gibraltar depends on complying with both checks and meeting the entry conditions (reg 5(3)). Regulation 5 is subject to Article 43, and to the exemptions in Article 38 with that Article's conditions, as given effect by sections 43 and 38 of the Act (reg 5(4)). At the airport, Schengen first checks take place at Schengen booths or at Schengen e-gates; regulation 6(2) says who uses which. Officers of the Schengen authorities may be in the booths, and outside them only when accompanied by a police officer, to supervise the e-gates and, where necessary, escort passengers to the Second Line Checks Area (reg 6(3)). Where the conditions in Article 29(3) are met, port passengers and crew arriving who must undergo Schengen checks are taken to the airport by Gibraltar immigration officers, with officers of the Schengen authorities; those departing must present themselves at the airport (reg 7(1) and (2)). Refusing to be taken, or failing to present oneself, without reasonable excuse is an offence (reg 7(3) and (4)). Regulations 9 to 15 set out what happens when an arrest is required because of an alert in the databases and information systems run by the Schengen authorities or by Gibraltar's competent authorities (reg 3). They cover the person's safeguards, the person's choices, competing alerts (where there is both a Schengen alert and a Gibraltar alert for arrest, the Schengen alert takes precedence and the person is removed to Spain, subject to applications by the Government or the person under regulation 12), applications to the Supreme Court, and detention in a secure facility in the Second Line Checks Area during a court application "not for longer than is practicable in the circumstances" and in any event for no more than 72 hours (regs 12(2), 13(10) and 14(8)). Under regulation 19, Gibraltar's competent authorities and the Schengen authorities shall conduct joint sea patrols in jointly crewed law enforcement vessels.
Who it affects, and from when. Travellers at the port and airport; Gibraltar immigration officers and police officers; officers of the Schengen authorities. Regulations 9 to 14 do not apply to persons resident in Gibraltar (reg 8(1)). Part 3 (regs 8 to 15) does not apply to a person covered by the exemptions in Article 38, subject to that Article's conditions and formalities (reg 8(2)). Where a Schengen alert for arrest requires the arrest of a person resident in Gibraltar under Article 34(5) or (6) during border checks, the action the alert requires "may only be carried out by the Royal Gibraltar Police" (reg 15(1) and (2)). From 15 July 2026.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. The master of a ship (the word includes the ship's agent or another person duly authorised by the master: reg 3) must draw up a list of crew and passengers with the details in the Schedule and, where applicable, visa or residence permit numbers. The list is due at the latest 24 hours before arriving in the port; if the voyage takes less than 24 hours, at the latest when the ship leaves the previous port; if the port of call is not known or changes, as soon as that is known (reg 4(1)). The master sends it to the Captain of the Port or to another authority the Minister appoints by notice in the Gazette, which forwards it to the Captain of the Port (regs 3 and 4(2)). The master must also report changes to crew or passenger numbers, stowaways and the ship's departure (regs 5 to 7). Cruise ships, pleasure boats from a third countryThird countryUsually a country outside the European Union (EU), but the treaty says in each place who counts. In the treaty's chapter on arrest warrants, a “third country” is any country other than an EU country, the United Kingdom (UK) or the UK, for Gibraltar. In the treaty's rule on data protection, references to third countries and their authorities in the EU data protection law the treaty lists do not include the UK, for Gibraltar, or its authorities, as long as the UK, for Gibraltar, has the same rules in its own law and applies them effectively, as the treaty requires. Read the treaty's text in each place to see who counts. that enter a port which is not a border crossing point, and ferries have their own rules (regs 8 to 10). Any form, notification or other information sent under the Regulations to the Captain of the Port, or to an authority appointed by the Minister, must be passed by the master, or where there is no master the person in charge of the vessel, to the Schengen Authority "simultaneously and without delay". Not doing so is an offence, with a fine of up to level 5 on the standard scale on summary conviction (reg 11). The Schengen Authority is the authority designated or otherwise competent under the law of the EU country referred to in Annex 7(6) of the treaty (reg 3); Annex 7(6) refers to the competent authorities of the Kingdom of Spain.
Who it affects, and from when. Masters and agents of ships calling at Gibraltar port, and people on pleasure boats coming from a third country (a State that does not take part in the Schengen rules: reg 3) that enter a port which is not a border crossing point (reg 9). From 15 July 2026.
Made 23 April 2026 by the Director General of the Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority, under section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 2024 (Gazette No. 5301). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It replaces paragraph (b) of rule DOM.315 in the Operating (Domestic Affairs) Regulations 2026. An operator listed in Annex A to Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 (the European Air Safety List) "shall not be permitted to take on board or discharge any passengers or cargo in Gibraltar" (reg 3(2)).
Who it affects, and from when. Air operators listed in Annex A to that list. From 15 July 2026.
Open point. The notice says "Any operator that is listed in Annex A to Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006, the European Air Safety List as amended from time to time, shall not be permitted to take on board or discharge any passengers or cargo in Gibraltar." (regulation 3(2), new DOM.315(b)). The treaty text says "Air carriers that are the subject of an operating ban in the Union under Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council ... shall not be permitted to operate to and from Gibraltar airport." (Article 273(8)). The notice refers to Annex A of the list and does not name Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005. Open question 2.61: do the two cover the same flights, and does the notice cover carriers listed with restrictions rather than a full ban?
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. Ground handling means the services provided at Gibraltar Airport to airport users (anyone responsible for carrying passengers, mail or freight by air to or from the airport), as described in the Schedule (reg 3). The Regulations "shall only apply" if the airport has yearly traffic of over 2 million passenger movements or 50,000 tonnes of freight (reg 4(1)), with these exceptions: regulation 8(1), on the freedom of airport users to handle for themselves (self-handling), applies whatever the traffic; regulation 8(2) applies above 1 million passengers or 25,000 tonnes; regulation 7 applies above 3 million passengers or 75,000 tonnes (reg 4(2)). If only a freight threshold is reached, the Regulations do not apply to services reserved only for passengers (reg 4(3)). Where they apply: the operator of the Civil Airport, an airport user or a supplier that provides ground handling must keep those accounts separate from the accounts of its other activities, and failing to do so without reasonable excuse is an offence (reg 5(1) and (3)); the operator of the Civil Airport must take the necessary measures to ensure free access for suppliers of ground handling and the freedom to self-handle (reg 7(1)); and it may limit the number of suppliers for baggage, ramp, fuel and oil, and freight and mail handling, but not to fewer than two for each (reg 7(2)). Where specific limits of space or capacity make it impossible to open the market or allow self-handling to the degree the Regulations provide, the operator may decide exemptions. It must notify them to the Director General of Civil Aviation at least three months before they take effect, and the Director General may approve or oppose them (reg 10).
Who it affects, and from when. The operator of the Civil Airport, airport users and suppliers of ground handling. In force from 15 July 2026; most rules apply only once the traffic levels in regulation 4 are passed.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. An airport charge is a levy paid by airport users (anyone responsible for carrying passengers, mail or freight by air to or from Gibraltar Airport) for the benefit of the operator of the Civil Airport. It is paid for facilities and services provided exclusively by Gibraltar Airport and the operator, related to landing, take-off, lighting and parking of aircraft and processing passengers and freight (reg 3). The Regulations apply to Gibraltar Airport "when it handles over five million passenger movements per year" (reg 4). Where they apply: charges must not discriminate between airport users, though they may be varied for reasons of public and general interest, including environmental ones, on relevant, objective and transparent criteria (reg 5). The operator must consult airport users every year, or more often as required (reg 7(1)). It must send them any proposed change, with reasons, at least four months before it takes effect, unless there are exceptional circumstances, which it must justify to them (reg 7(2)). In a disagreement over a decision on charges, either side may go to the independent supervisory authority (reg 7(4)), which the Director General of Civil Aviation must nominate or set up once the condition in regulation 4 is met (reg 12(1)). The Director General may impose a penalty of up to £20,000 on the operator, an airport user or the independent supervisory authority for breach of the duties named in regulation 13(1) (reg 13).
Who it affects, and from when. The operator of the Civil Airport, airport users and the independent supervisory authority, once the airport handles over five million passenger movements a year (reg 4). In force from 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date; the consolidated text shows 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2); the consolidated text shows 15 July 2026.
What it does. An airline, its agent or a tour operator must not refuse, because of disability or reduced mobility, to accept a booking for a flight to or from Gibraltar Airport. They must not refuse to board a person who has a valid ticket and booking either (reg 4). They may refuse to meet safety requirements set by Gibraltar law or by the Director General of Civil Aviation, or where the size of the aircraft or its doors makes boarding or carriage physically impossible (reg 5(1)). If they refuse a booking on those grounds, they must make reasonable efforts to propose an acceptable alternative (reg 5(2)). Under the same safety conditions, they may require the person to be accompanied by someone able to give the help the person needs (reg 5(4)). They must tell the person the reasons straight away, and in writing within five working days if asked (reg 5(6)). The operator of the Civil Airport, in cooperation with airport users and organisations representing these passengers, must designate points inside and outside the terminal where they can announce their arrival and ask for help (reg 6(1)). It is responsible for ensuring the help listed in Schedule 1, without extra charge to the passenger, so that the person can take the flight booked (regs 8(1) and 9(1)). That duty applies where the need was notified to the airline, its agent or the tour operator at least 48 hours before the published departure time, and the person arrives at check-in or at a designated point by the time set in regulation 8(5) (reg 8(1) and (5)). Without that notice, the operator must make all reasonable efforts to provide the help (reg 8(4)).
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It sets the rules under which Gibraltar Airport may be designated "schedules facilitated" (a schedules facilitator advises airlines and recommends other times when congestion is likely: reg 5(4)) or "coordinated" (a coordinator allocates the slots, that is, times for take-off and landing: reg 5(5)). The Director General of Civil Aviation is under no obligation to designate the airport except under these Regulations, and may not designate it coordinated except under regulation 4(3), (4) and (6) (reg 4(1)). The Director General may designate it schedules facilitated if the principles of transparency, neutrality and non-discrimination are met (reg 4(2)). The Director General must ensure a capacity analysis is carried out, by the operator of the Civil Airport or another competent body, when the Director General considers it necessary, or within six months of a request of the kind described in regulation 4(3). Where capacity problems occur for at least one scheduling period, the Director General must ensure the airport is designated coordinated for the relevant periods only if significant delays cannot be avoided and the problems cannot be resolved in the short term (reg 4(6)). In exceptional circumstances the Director General may designate it coordinated (reg 4(7)). The Director General must ensure the appointment of a qualified schedules facilitator or coordinator, after consulting the airlines that use the airport regularly, their representative organisations, the operator of the Civil Airport and the coordination committee where there is one (reg 5(1)).
Open point. The notice says the Director General shall "be under no obligation to designate Gibraltar Airport as schedules facilitated or coordinated save in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations" (regulation 4(1)) and "shall ensure the appointment of a qualified natural or legal person as schedules facilitator or coordinator respectively" (regulation 5(1)). The treaty text says "In the area of airport charges, ground handling, slots, disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, the provisions contained in the acts listed in the Annex 25 shall apply to Gibraltar airport." (Article 273(3)). The notice names no facilitator or coordinator and makes no designation. Open question 2.62: has the Director General designated the airport, had a capacity analysis carried out, or appointed a schedules facilitator or coordinator?
These notices set the rules for residence permits in Gibraltar, change Gibraltar's rules on applications for international protection and on return and detention, and set out the rights of frontier workers who live in Spain and work in Gibraltar.
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations and a second power in the Act. Published in the Gazette on 9 July 2026 (as a later Legal Notice of 2026 states). In force: 14 July 2026.
Made by the Government under sections 13 and 43(7) of the Act. Published in Gazette No. 5323 on 9 July 2026 (as states). In force: 14 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. A residence permit gives the holder the legal right to live in Gibraltar (reg 5(2)). A holder of a Gibraltar identity card does not need one (reg 5(3)). A person may apply as an employee, a self-employed person, a student, a member of His Majesty's forces or another person described in regulation 11, an existing resident, or a permanent resident (reg 6(1)). The decisions are made by the Director of the Department of Immigration and Home Affairs ("the Authority": reg 3). An employee must satisfy the Authority of the following (reg 7(1)): a job contract of at least one year paying no less than average gross annual earnings in Gibraltar (the latest figure in the Employment Survey Report, published by Notice in the Gazette: reg 3); an employer that is trading in Gibraltar, is fully licensed under the Fair Trading Act 2023 or, for a regulated business, regulated or supervised by an authority in Gibraltar, and is up to date with its payments and filings; a purchase or rental agreement for a property in Gibraltar; being 55 or under; and being fully vetted by the authorities of the country where the person last lived habitually. The property must be meant as the person's main home; a rental must be for at least 12 months, not a holiday rental, and made in good faith on genuine commercial terms; a vessel does not count unless the person was already living on it before these Regulations began (reg 7(2)). The Chief Minister may waive the pay or age condition for a person of good character where it is in Gibraltar's interests because of the person's skills or a shortage of labour or skills in their sector, and may do so for a whole sector (reg 7(3)). The Authority may waive the pay condition for a person under 30 if satisfied that the employer has paid the deposit described in regulation 7(4). Where the employer has been licensed or regulated for less than a year, the Authority shall not consider an application until the employer has paid a deposit; the Government may reduce it (reg 8(1) and (3)). No right to live in Gibraltar is given while an application is being processed (reg 6(3)).
Published in Gazette No. 5324 on 10 July 2026. A corrigendum (a notice correcting errors in a published text); it states no commencement rule.
What it does. It corrects two phrases in . In regulation 7(4), "to person’s" becomes "to a person’s". In regulation 19(4), "on the grounds of pubic policy" becomes "on the grounds of public policy".
Who it affects, and from when. Readers of . It changes no other words.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It amends the Asylum Regulations 2008 (reg 3) and the Asylum (Procedures) Regulations 2012 (reg 4). An application for international protection is a request for refugee status or subsidiary protection status (new definition, reg 3(2)(b)). Among many changes, it adds a new Part VA on return decisions to the 2012 Regulations (new regulations 30A to 30K). Under new regulation 30J, unless other sufficient but less coercive measures can be applied effectively, a third-country nationalThird-country nationalA person who is not a citizen of a European Union (EU) country — including, since 2021, a British citizen. who is the subject of return procedures may only be kept in detention to prepare the return or carry out removal, in particular where there is a risk of absconding or the person avoids or hampers the return; detention must be as short as possible (30J(1)). Detention is ordered by the Magistrates' Court in writing, with reasons in fact and in law (30J(2)). The person must be released at once when there is no longer a reasonable prospect of removal or the conditions in 30J(1) no longer exist (30J(4)). Detention "shall not exceed six months" (30J(5)). It may be extended by no more than a further twelve months where, despite all reasonable efforts, removal is likely to take longer because the person does not cooperate or documents from third countries are delayed (30J(6)). For the other changes, see the notice.
Who it affects, and from when. People who apply for international protection in Gibraltar; third-country nationals staying illegally in Gibraltar, to whom a return decision must be issued, subject to the exceptions in new regulation 30B(2) to (5); and the authorities and court named in the two sets of Regulations. From 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under two powers in the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text. In force: on the date of publication; the consolidated text shows 13 August 2026.
Made by the Government under sections 13 and 137(3) of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text. In force: "on the date of publication" (reg 2); the consolidated text shows 13 August 2026.
What it does. Frontier workers are EU citizens living lawfully in Spain who are employed in Gibraltar and return to Spain at least once a week, or who are self-employed both in Gibraltar, in line with Gibraltar law, and in Spain and return to Spain at least once a week (regs 3 and 4(1)). EU citizens living lawfully in Spain have the right to take up and pursue work as employed frontier workers in Gibraltar "in accordance with domestic law applicable to United Kingdom nationals in Gibraltar"; to enter, stay and leave to register with the employment services and look for work, with help from the employment offices on the same conditions as UK nationals in Gibraltar; and to enter, stay and leave while working as frontier workers (reg 5). Employed frontier workers have equal treatment with employed UK nationals living lawfully in Gibraltar, including "social and tax advantages, except rights of access to housing" (reg 6(2)(c)). Self-employed frontier workers have the rights in regulation 6(2)(b) to (e) (reg 6(3)). Measures departing from equal treatment are permissible only if objectively justified: they must be appropriate for a legitimate aim and go no further than necessary (reg 12). EU citizens living lawfully in Spain may be refused public-service jobs that involve taking part, directly or indirectly, in powers conferred by public law and duties to safeguard the general interests of Gibraltar or of other public authorities (reg 7). The Director of Employment issues a certificate of status on a valid online application; it is valid for one year from issue (reg 10). The competent authority may restrict these rights on grounds of public policy, public security or public health, under the conditions in regulation 14.
Who it affects, and from when. Frontier workers living in Spain. Their family members as defined in regulation 4(2), of any nationality, who must live lawfully in Spain; they have a derived right to equal treatment in social and tax advantages (reg 9(1)). EU citizens living in Spain who are employed by an employer that "normally carries out its activities in" Spain and are posted by it to Gibraltar for a limited period "to supply services that are both locally produced and consumed at the contiguous frontier zone" on its behalf; they have the right to enter, leave and stay as needed to supply those services, and to the Gibraltar terms and conditions of employment listed in Schedule 1 (reg 13). From publication (13 August 2026 in the consolidated text).
These notices set up Gibraltar's cooperation with EU agencies and EU countries on police information, criminal records, help in criminal cases, criminal assets, arrest warrants and cross-border pursuit; publish Gibraltar's notifications under the treaty; and change Gibraltar's rules on firearms, chemicals that can be used to make explosives, and controlled drugs.
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. Eurojust is the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (reg 3). The Attorney General is Gibraltar's competent authority for cooperation with it (reg 5(1)) and may delegate functions to the Director of Public Prosecutions (reg 5(2)). After such a delegation, and with the consent of the Minister for Justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions may delegate to a Crown Counsel (reg 5(3)). The cooperation covers the forms of serious crime within Eurojust's competence listed in the Schedule, including related criminal offences (reg 7). It includes exchange of information, taking part in coordination and help in criminal proceedings, with safeguards, including on data protection, confidentiality and the proper use of information (reg 4(2) and (3)). The Attorney General must send communications and notifications through the national contact point, the Liaison Prosecutor (the prosecutor the UK seconds to Eurojust: reg 3) or, where necessary, the Assistants (reg 6). Regulations 10 to 15 set out how information, including personal data, is exchanged.
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names "Chapter 2 of Title V of Part 2". In the treaty, Chapter 2 of Title V is "COOPERATION WITH EUROPOL" and Chapter 3 is "COOPERATION WITH EUROJUST" (see the open point).
Open point. The notice says it is made "for the purposes of implementing Chapter 2 of Title V of Part 2 of the Agreement" (enacting words) and "The purpose of these Regulations is to give effect to Chapter 2 of Title V of Part 2 of the TGEU" (regulation 4(1)). The treaty's table of contents for Part Two, Title V lists "CHAPTER 2 – COOPERATION WITH EUROPOL" and "CHAPTER 3 – COOPERATION WITH EUROJUST". notifies the Attorney General "for the purposes of Part II, Title V, Chapter 3 of the Agreement". Open question 2.56: will the citation be corrected?
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. Europol is the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (reg 3). The Royal Gibraltar Police is Gibraltar's competent authority for cooperation with it (reg 5(1)). The Royal Gibraltar Police must supply Europol with the information it needs to meet its objectives, and must comply with Gibraltar law when doing so (reg 5(2)). It may process personal data as far as necessary for those tasks (reg 5(3)). It is liable under Gibraltar law for damage to a person caused by inaccurate or unlawfully processed information exchanged under the Regulations, and may not defend itself by saying that Europol sent the inaccurate information (reg 16(1) and (2)).
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names "Chapter 1 of Title V of Part Two". In the treaty, Chapter 1 of Title V is "OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE" and Chapter 2 is "COOPERATION WITH EUROPOL" (see the open points).
Open point. (1) The notice says it is made "in order to implement, Chapter 1 of Title V of Part Two of the Treaty" (enacting words) and its purpose is "to implement Chapter 1 of Title V of Part Two of the TGEU" (regulation 4). The treaty's table of contents for Part Two, Title V lists "CHAPTER 1 – OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE" and "CHAPTER 2 – COOPERATION WITH EUROPOL". notifies the Royal Gibraltar Police "for the purposes of Part II, Title V, Chapter 2 of the Agreement". Open question 2.56. (2) The notice says "If damages are awarded against the competent authority because of its use of information communicated to it, or communicated as a result of a failure on the part of Europol to comply with its obligations, the amount paid as compensation under subregulation (1), by the competent authority shall be recoverable by Europol, unless the information was used in breach of these Regulations." (regulation 16(3)). The treaty text says "If damages are awarded either against Europol or against the competent authorities of the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, because of the use by either of them of information which was erroneously communicated by the other, or communicated as a result of a failure on the part of the other to comply with their obligations, the amount paid as compensation under paragraph 1 either by Europol or by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, shall be repaid by the other, unless the information was used in breach of this Chapter." (Article 84(2)). Open question 2.57: under regulation 16(3), who repays whom?
Made 3 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5320). Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. Mutual legal assistance is help between countries in criminal matters. The notice amends the Mutual Legal Assistance (Council of Europe) Act 2018 so that it also implements Chapter 6 of Title V of Part Two of the treaty (reg 5(2)). It renames it the Mutual Legal Assistance (Council of Europe Convention and TGEU) Act 2018 (reg 5(3)). In the amended Act, the Gibraltar Competent Authority is the Attorney General, Crown Counsel, a police officer or HM Customs (reg 5(4)). For the other changes, see the notice.
Made by the Government under a power in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date, as the Order itself says, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (art 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It sets how requests for help with investigations linked to a criminal investigation or proceeding pass between Gibraltar and EU countries. It covers requests sent and received (art 4). The Central Authority is the Minister with responsibility for Justice, or another person or body the Minister determines (art 3). Article 5 of the Order sets which law applies to a request: the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015, an Order of 2019, or this Order. A court may decide not to carry out a request from an EU country on the grounds in article 13(2). They are: (a) the rule against being tried twice for the same matter; (b) double criminality, that is, the offence would not be an offence under the law of the requested State (here Gibraltar) if committed there; (c) for a coercive measure under Articles 164 to 168 of the treaty, that the measure would not be available under Gibraltar law in a domestic case; and (d) for a coercive measure under Articles 164 to 168, that the measures sought, or any other measures with similar effects, would not be permitted under Gibraltar law in a domestic case, or that the court would not authorise the request. The double-criminality ground applies to some cooperation only where the help sought is coercive (art 13(3)), and, "on the basis of reciprocity", it does not apply in the cases in article 13(5) (see the open point). The court must not refuse a request because a company or other legal person is being investigated (art 13(4)).
Open point. The notice says "The ground of refusal in paragraph (2)(b), on the basis of reciprocity, does not apply where" ... "the request concerns one of the offences listed in Annex 13 of the TGEU as defined by the law of the requesting State; and" ... "the offences are punishable by the requesting State by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a period of at least 3 years." (article 13(5)). Article 13(5) does not mention a notification. The treaty text says "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, and the Union, acting on behalf of any of its Member States, may each notify the Specialised Committee on the Circulation of Persons that, on the basis of reciprocity, the condition of double criminality referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article will not be applied provided that the offence giving rise to the request is: (a) one of the offences listed in Article 118(5), as defined by the law of the requesting Member State or of the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, when it is the requesting actor; and (b) punishable by the requesting Member State or by the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, when it is the requesting actor, by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years." (Article 176(2)). The EU-UK treaty committee on the circulation of persons is a committee set up by Article 23 of the treaty. records the notification of the UK, for Gibraltar, for Article 176(2): it "will, on the basis of reciprocity, not apply the condition of double criminality in Article 176(1)(b), provided that the conditions in Article 176(2)(a) and (b) are met." sets out notifications made by the Government of Gibraltar; it does not record any notification by the EU. Annex 13 of the treaty is headed "DEFINITION OF TERRORISM"; Article 118(5) is a list of offences that includes "terrorism as defined in Annex 13". Open question 2.58: which list of offences applies to requests under the Order; whether "a period of at least 3 years" means "a maximum period of at least three years"; and how article 13(5), which mentions no notification, fits with Article 176(2).
Made by the Government under a power in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date, as the Order itself says, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (art 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It sets how requests for help with investigations in a civil (non-criminal) context pass between Gibraltar and EU countries, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. The Central Authority is the Minister with responsibility for Justice, or another person or body the Minister determines (art 3). It covers requests sent and received (art 4). A court may decide not to carry out a request from an EU country on the grounds in article 13(2): (a) the rule against being tried twice for the same matter; (b) double criminality (the offence would not be an offence under the law of the requested State if committed there); (c) for a coercive measure under Articles 164 to 168 of the treaty, that the measure would not be available under Gibraltar law in a domestic case; and (d) for a coercive measure under Articles 164 to 168, that measures with similar effects to a coercive measure would not be permitted under Gibraltar law in a domestic case. The double-criminality ground applies to some cooperation only where the help sought is coercive (art 13(3)), and, "on the basis of reciprocity", it does not apply in the cases in article 13(5) (see the open point).
Open point. The notice says "The ground of refusal in paragraph (2)(b), on the basis of reciprocity, does not apply where" ... "the request concerns one of the offences listed in Annex 13 of the TGEU as defined by the law of the requesting State; and" ... "the offences are punishable by the requesting State by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a period of at least 3 years." (article 13(5)). Article 13(5) does not mention a notification. The treaty text says "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, and the Union, acting on behalf of any of its Member States, may each notify the Specialised Committee on the Circulation of Persons that, on the basis of reciprocity, the condition of double criminality referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article will not be applied provided that the offence giving rise to the request is: (a) one of the offences listed in Article 118(5), as defined by the law of the requesting Member State or of the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, when it is the requesting actor; and (b) punishable by the requesting Member State or by the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, when it is the requesting actor, by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years." (Article 176(2)). The EU-UK treaty committee on the circulation of persons is a committee set up by Article 23 of the treaty. records the notification of the UK, for Gibraltar, for Article 176(2): it "will, on the basis of reciprocity, not apply the condition of double criminality in Article 176(1)(b), provided that the conditions in Article 176(2)(a) and (b) are met." sets out notifications made by the Government of Gibraltar; it does not record any notification by the EU. Annex 13 of the treaty is headed "DEFINITION OF TERRORISM"; Article 118(5) is a list of offences that includes "terrorism as defined in Annex 13". Open question 2.58: which list of offences applies to requests under the Order; whether "a period of at least 3 years" means "a maximum period of at least three years"; and how article 13(5), which mentions no notification, fits with Article 176(2).
Made by the Government under a power in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date, as the Order itself says, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (art 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It sets how requests and orders to freeze or confiscate property pass between Gibraltar and EU countries. Confiscated property is dealt with under Gibraltar law, subject to article 15(3) and (4) (art 15(2)). If the requesting State asks, the court must, as far as Gibraltar law permits, give priority to returning confiscated property to compensate victims or to return it to its owners (art 15(3)). Where the Central Authority (the Minister with responsibility for Justice, or another person or body the Minister determines: art 3) has asked the court to give effect to a confiscation order under Article 171, and has taken that priority into account, it keeps amounts of 10,000 euros or less. For larger amounts it transfers 50% to the EU country's competent authorities, unless they agree otherwise (art 15(4)). A Gibraltar court may not consider a challenge to the substantive reasons for an order made by a judicial authority in an EU country under Articles 169 to 172, where Gibraltar is the requested State (art 27(2)).
Open point. (1) The notice says "The ground of refusal in paragraph (2)(b), on the basis of reciprocity, does not apply where" ... "the request concerns one of the offences listed in Annex 13 of the TGEU as defined by the law of the requesting State; and" ... "the offences are punishable by the requesting State by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a period of at least 3 years." (article 12(8)). Article 12(8) does not mention a notification. The treaty text says "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, and the Union, acting on behalf of any of its Member States, may each notify the Specialised Committee on the Circulation of Persons that, on the basis of reciprocity, the condition of double criminality referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article will not be applied provided that the offence giving rise to the request is: (a) one of the offences listed in Article 118(5), as defined by the law of the requesting Member State or of the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, when it is the requesting actor; and (b) punishable by the requesting Member State or by the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, when it is the requesting actor, by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years." (Article 176(2)). The EU-UK treaty committee on the circulation of persons is a committee set up by Article 23 of the treaty. records the notification of the UK, for Gibraltar, for Article 176(2): it "will, on the basis of reciprocity, not apply the condition of double criminality in Article 176(1)(b), provided that the conditions in Article 176(2)(a) and (b) are met." sets out notifications made by the Government of Gibraltar; it does not record any notification by the EU. Annex 13 of the treaty is headed "DEFINITION OF TERRORISM"; Article 118(5) is a list of offences that includes "terrorism as defined in Annex 13". Open question 2.58: which list of offences applies to requests under the Order; whether "a period of at least 3 years" means "a maximum period of at least three years"; and how article 12(8), which mentions no notification, fits with Article 176(2). (2) The notice says "This article implements Article 195(2) of the TGEU." and "No challenge to the substantive reasons in relation to which an order pursuant to Articles 169 to 172 has been made by a judicial authority in a Member State, may be considered by a court, where Gibraltar is the requested State." (article 27(1) and (2)). The treaty text says "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, and the Member States shall ensure that persons affected by measures under Articles 169 to 172 have effective legal remedies in order to preserve their rights." (Article 195(1)). No article of the notice says it implements Article 195(1). Open question 2.59: which provision of Gibraltar law gives those remedies?
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026 (Hansard). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. In Gibraltar the competent authorities are the Royal Gibraltar Police, HM Customs, the Gibraltar Co-ordinating Centre for Criminal Intelligence and Drugs and the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit (reg 3). Each may ask an EU country authority for information for the purposes in Article 54(1) of the treaty (reg 5(1)). Each may give information within its competence, on request or without one, where it has reasonable grounds to believe the information can help for those purposes (reg 6(1) and (4)). It may refuse on the grounds in regulation 9. Information received must be used only for the purposes and on the conditions on which it was given, unless the EU country authority that gave it agrees to further use (reg 5(6)). It may be used before a Gibraltar court only with the consent of the EU country authority that gave it (reg 5(7) and (9)). The Regulations apply only so far as the parts of the treaty named in regulation 4(2) make no provision for the information. In urgent cases the Gibraltar authority must respond as soon as possible (reg 7).
Made 7 July 2026 by the Government under sections 13 and 53 of the Act (Gazette No. 5322). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It sets the conditions on which a pursuit that crosses the border between Gibraltar and Spain may lawfully continue, in either direction (reg 5). The pursuing officers are Royal Gibraltar Police or HM Customs officers where the pursuit starts in Gibraltar and continues into Spain, or officers of the Schengen authorities where it starts in Spain and continues into Gibraltar (reg 3; Article 56 names officers of the Kingdom of Spain). Notice of the pursuit, with route and reasons, must be given as soon as possible, including by the encrypted radio, and no later than when the officers are about to enter the other territory; they must give continuous updates by that radio (reg 5(a) to (c)). The competent authorities of the territory entered may take over the pursuit, and the pursuit must then stop (reg 5(d)). Pursuing officers must obey the law of that territory and the instructions of its competent authorities, and must be easy to identify by uniform, armband or markings on their vehicles (reg 5(e)). They may carry service weapons but may not use them except in legitimate self-defence (reg 5(g)). They may not enter private homes or places not open to the public (reg 5(h)). At their request, the competent authorities of the territory entered may challenge the person pursued to establish identity or to make an arrest (reg 5(i)). Until the declarations in paragraph 6.2 of the Administrative Arrangement are made, they may not apprehend the person pursued (reg 5(j)).
Made 9 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5323). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. "Surrender" means handing a person over to the State that issued an arrest warrant for them. The notice amends the Extradition Arrest Warrant Act 2004. The Act's new long title says it gives effect to Chapter 5 of Title V of Part Two of the treaty and provides for the continuation of extradition arrangements between Gibraltar and the UK (reg 5(2)). A new Part 7 of that Act (reg 5(36)) sets out the framework for surrender under an arrest warrant. This framework applies between all EU countries and Gibraltar (new section 3(1A), inserted by reg 5(4)). In Gibraltar, the judicial authority that issues and executes arrest warrants under Part 7 is the magistrates' court (new section 53(1)). For the details, see the notice.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. The Commissioner of Police is designated to take information from, and record information in, the Gibraltar criminal records database, and to request, receive and give information to Gibraltar's central authority, for the exchange of information with EU countries under Articles 106 to 114 and Annex 12 of the treaty (reg 5(1)). The Minister with responsibility for justice may appoint another person in place of the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette (reg 5(3)). Where a national of an EU country is convicted in Gibraltar and the conviction is recorded in the Gibraltar criminal records database, the Commissioner gives details to Gibraltar's central authority so that it can tell that EU country (reg 6(1) and (2)). That EU country must be told within 28 days of the day the conviction is recorded (reg 6(4)). Where a Gibraltar Resident (a UK national holding a valid identity card or residence permit issued in Gibraltar: reg 3) is convicted in an EU country and that country's central authority tells Gibraltar's central authority, the Commissioner keeps a record (reg 7). Neither duty requires a disclosure or a record that would breach data protection law (regs 6(7) and 7(5)).
Made by the Government under the part of the Act that requires it to make the notifications and designations the treaty refers to and to publish them by Notice in the Gazette. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text. Commencement shown in the consolidated text: 23 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 62(2) of the Act, which requires it to make the notifications and designations referred to in Article 68 of the treaty and to publish them by Notice in the Gazette. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text. Commencement shown in the consolidated text: 23 July 2026.
What it does. It publishes the notifications and designations the Government made under Article 68. For some Articles it names Gibraltar's competent authority: for example, the Royal Gibraltar Police for cooperation with Europol, the Attorney General for cooperation with Eurojust, and the Magistrates' Court for issuing and executing arrest warrants under points (b) and (c) of Article 117. For joint operations under Article 58(2), it names the Royal Gibraltar Police, and the Commissioner of Police as the competent authority for authorising and directing joint operations. Joint patrols and other joint operations in Gibraltar "may take place only with the prior, express authorisation of the competent authority"; they remain under its exclusive command, direction and operational control and are governed exclusively by Gibraltar law. Officers seconded by another EU country "shall not exercise any independent police, investigative, coercive or enforcement powers", and may not be uniformed or carry firearms unless the competent authority authorises it in writing for a specific operation. For Article 118(4) (surrender), it says that, on the basis of reciprocity, the double-criminality condition in Article 118(2) will not be applied provided that the conditions in Article 118(4)(a) and (b) are satisfied. For Article 176(2), the UK, for Gibraltar, "will, on the basis of reciprocity, not apply the condition of double criminality in Article 176(1)(b), provided that the conditions in Article 176(2)(a) and (b) are met." For Articles 121(2) and 122(2) it "makes no notification". Other entries cover, for example, accounts held in non-bank financial institutions (Articles 165(4), 166(5) and 167(5)) and the use of English for requests (Article 184(3) and (8)).
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. The notice gives effect in Gibraltar to Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (substances that could be misused to make explosives), in the amended form set out in the Schedule (reg 4). Under the Schedule, a member of the public may not acquire, bring into Gibraltar, possess or use a restricted explosives precursor unless they hold a licence (Schedule, Articles 3(12) and 5(1)). The licence is one issued under Article 6 of the Schedule. A restricted explosives precursor is a substance listed in Annex I above the concentration set there. Licence applications go to the Commissioner of Police (Schedule, Article 6(1)). Businesses and online marketplaces must report suspicious transactions (Schedule, Article 9(1)). "Minister" means the minister with responsibility for justice (reg 3).
Who it affects, and from when. Members of the public, and businesses and online marketplaces that make available, buy, possess or use the substances listed in Annexes I and II of the Schedule. From 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It sets rules for Gibraltar residents buying firearms in EU countries, for EU country residents buying firearms in Gibraltar, and for moving firearms between Gibraltar and EU countries (regs 9 to 28). No one may transfer, or try to transfer, a firearm, essential component or ammunition from Gibraltar to an EU country without the prior authorisation of the Minister with responsibility for justice, given under section 31 of the Firearms Act and regulation 19 (reg 19(1)). That does not apply to a temporary movement under regulation 20 by the holder of a valid European Firearms Pass, a document for carrying a firearm between countries (regs 20 to 25). In deciding, the Minister must look in particular at public safety and public order, the security and traceability of the transfer, and the law of the receiving EU country (reg 19(4)). The Commissioner of Police is Gibraltar's competent authority (regs 3 and 8).
Who it affects, and from when. Firearm owners, dealers and others who buy firearms in, or move them between, Gibraltar and EU countries. The Regulations do not apply to firearms or ammunition destined for the armed forces of the UK, the Royal Gibraltar Police or any public authorities, or to airsoft or air weapons outside the scope of the Firearms Directive (reg 5(2) and (3)). From 15 July 2026.
Open point. The notice says "no person shall transfer, or attempt to transfer, a firearm, essential component or ... ammunition from Gibraltar to a Member State without having first obtained the prior authorisation of the Minister" (regulation 19(1)); "Minister" means "the minister with responsibility for justice" (regulation 3). The treaty text says "Transfer authorisations under this Chapter shall be granted by the competent authority of the Kingdom of Spain in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/821. As concerns firearms, transfer authorisations under this Agreement shall be granted by the competent authority of the Kingdom of Spain in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EU) No 258/2012 and (EU) 2025/41." (Article 263(1)). The texts do not settle how the two fit. Open question 2.52.
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13(1) of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. An alarm and signal weapon is a device with a cartridge holder, designed to fire only blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic signalling rounds, which cannot be converted to fire a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant (reg 3). A device that is such a weapon and meets the technical specifications in the Schedule is not treated as a firearm under the Firearms Act or other firearms law (reg 4). A police officer may inspect a device to find out whether it meets those specifications (reg 5(1)). A device that does not meet the specifications and can be converted is treated as a firearm (reg 5(4)). The Commissioner of Police must keep a database of inspections and of information from EU countries (reg 6).
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It adds substances to the lists of controlled drugs in Schedule 5 to the Crimes Act 2011: to Class A, for example Brorphine and Butonitazene (reg 4); to Class B, a group of compounds derived from 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone (reg 5); and to Class C, for example Oripavine (reg 6).
Who it affects, and from when. Anyone dealing with the substances added to Schedule 5 to the Crimes Act 2011. From 15 July 2026.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It replaces the two lists of chemicals in Schedule 6 to the Crimes Act 2011, "Table I" and "Table II", and the wording beneath each (reg 4(2) and (3)). Table I now begins with N-Acetylanthranilic acid and includes, for example, Ephedrine.
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. A deactivated firearm is one made permanently unfit for use by deactivation, or permanently inoperable, in line with the technical specification in these Regulations (Firearms Act definition added by ). The notice sets the technical standard a firearm in category A, B or C of Schedule 4 to the Firearms Act must meet to count as deactivated, for deactivations on or after the Implementation Date (regs 4 and 6; Schedule 1). Subject to regulation 9, that standard does not apply to firearms deactivated before that date (reg 4(2)). Deactivation "may only be undertaken by persons designated by the Minister" (the minister with responsibility for justice) by notice in the Gazette (reg 5). A competent authority designated by the Minister verifies the work and issues a deactivation certificate to the owner (reg 7(1) and (3)). No one may sell or transfer a deactivated firearm without its certificate (reg 7(6)). The Commissioner of Police records each certificate in the firearms register and keeps the record for no less than thirty years, unless that would breach data protection law (reg 7(7) to (9)). A deactivated firearm may be moved between Gibraltar and an EU country only if it bears the common unique marking and has its certificate (regs 8 and 9(1)).
Made by the Government under the Act's power to make regulations. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date, which was 15 July 2026.
Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. Date made: not printed in the official consolidated text; the gibraltarlaws.gov.gi page gives 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026.
What it does. It gives effect in Gibraltar to Regulation (EU) No 258/2012, on export authorisation and on import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and ammunition, in the amended form set out in the Schedule (reg 4). Exporting the firearms, parts, essential components and ammunition listed in Annex I needs an export authorisation, which "shall be granted by the Minister" (Schedule, Article 4(1)). "Minister" means the minister with responsibility for Justice (Schedule, Article 2(17)). The Schedule does not apply to anything covered by Article 261 of the treaty (Schedule, Article 3(3)), which concerns transfers of items on the Common Military List of the European Union and of Category A, B and C firearms "when destined for the armed forces, the police, or the public authorities of the United Kingdom in Gibraltar".
Open point. (1) The notice says "Such authorisation shall be granted by the Minister and shall be issued in writing or by electronic means." (Schedule, Article 4(1)) and "This Regulation shall not apply to any anything captured by Article 261 of the TGEU." (Schedule, Article 3(3)). The treaty text says "As concerns firearms, transfer authorisations under this Agreement shall be granted by the competent authority of the Kingdom of Spain in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EU) No 258/2012 and (EU) 2025/41." (Article 263(1)). The texts do not settle how the two fit. Open question 2.52. (2) The notice says "In deciding whether to grant an export authorisation under this Regulation, the Minister shall respect his obligations with regard to sanctions in accordance with the Sanctions Act 2019 or by a decision of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) or by a binding resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations" (Schedule, Article 10). The treaty text says that, when deciding, Spain shall take into account "its obligations under sanctions imposed by legal acts of the Union or by a decision of the OSCE or by a binding resolution of the UN Security Council;" (Article 263(2)(b)). The notice names the Sanctions Act 2019 and does not name sanctions imposed by legal acts of the EU. Open question 2.53. (3) The treaty text lists "Regulation (EU) 2025/41 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition" (Annex 9, paragraph 7). This notice gives effect to Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 (Annex 9, paragraph 4). None of the Legal Notices counted on this page mentions Regulation (EU) 2025/41. Open question 2.54: which Gibraltar instrument gives effect to it?
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (Gazette No. 5326). In force: on the Implementation Date (reg 2), which was 15 July 2026. Corrected by .
What it does. It makes many changes to the Firearms Act (reg 3). They include new definitions, such as "alarm or signal weapon", "essential component" and "deactivated firearm" (reg 3(2)), and fines set at level 3 on the standard scale in place of fixed sums in several sections. Under a new section 6A, the Commissioner of Police must keep an electronic record that lets each firearm and essential component be traced and linked to its current lawful possessor or owner. No entry may be deleted before thirty years after the firearm or component is destroyed, subject to data protection law (new section 6A(1), (6) and (7)). Under a new section 16A, no person may trade as a firearms broker in or from Gibraltar unless registered in the register of brokers kept by the Commissioner of Police. For the other changes, see the notice.
Published in Gazette No. 5327 on 15 July 2026. A corrigendum (a notice correcting errors in a published text); it states no commencement rule.
What it does. It corrects two places in that give the words of the Firearms Act to be replaced. In regulation 3(4)(h), which deals with section 4(9) and (10) of the Act, "of £1000" is replaced by "of £100" and "of £1000" respectively. In regulation 3(9)(b), which deals with section 10(2), "£150" is replaced by "£50". The new figures LN 219 puts in their place (a fine at level 3 on the standard scale, and £1500) are not changed.
Who it affects, and from when. Readers of and the parts of the Firearms Act it amends. The corrigendum gives no date from which it applies.
These six notices set rules for customs procedures in Gibraltar, for goods moving between Gibraltar and the EU, for goods sold in Gibraltar, and for cooperation between HM Customs Gibraltar and customs authorities in EU countries.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. "Non-Union goods" are goods that are not "Union goods" (regulation 3). defines EU goods as goods sent to Gibraltar that are in free circulation in the EU when they are presented at the designated customs post, and goods covered by Article 6(3) of Annex 21. An "economic operator" (a person who, in the course of business, is involved in activities covered by customs law) carrying out an activity in Gibraltar connected to an authorisation to place non-EU goods (alone or with EU goods) in customs warehousing, inward processing or temporary admission under Article 1(1) of Annex 21 must have a business licence issued under section 26 of the Fair Trading Act 2023. These are customs procedures for storing goods, working on them, or using them for a time. Any conditions in the authorisation are imposed on the business licence under which the operator carries out the activity. The Fair Trading Act 2023 applies to an operator that carries out the activity without a business licence, or in breach of any condition of its licence, including those conditions (regulation 4).
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Names the Office of Fair Trading as the market surveillance authority (the body that checks that goods on sale meet the rules) for section 117 of the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 ("the Act") (regulation 3).
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Except as set out in regulation 3(3), every business licence under the Fair Trading Act 2023 to trade in goods carries a condition: the holder must not produce or place on the market in Gibraltar any goods unless they comply with "relevant rules of European Union law governing goods" (regulation 3(1)). Goods lawfully placed on the market in any EU country are presumed to comply with current or future rules for goods placed on the market in Gibraltar (regulation 3(2)). The condition does not apply to: (a) goods produced in Gibraltar for export outside Gibraltar or the EU without first being placed on the Gibraltar or EU market; (b) food, but not spirit drinks, produced in Gibraltar, or prepared, processed or repackaged by retail establishments in Gibraltar, and placed on the market in Gibraltar for local use; if prepacked, each pack must be labelled "Not for EU"; (c) imported food, as regards its transport, storage and distribution after it enters Gibraltar; (d) medicines for human use authorised by the UK authorities for the UK market, which do not bear the EU unique identifier and carry a "UK only" label; (e) medical devices that may lawfully be placed on the UK market, are bought and imported by or for bodies under the direct responsibility of the Gibraltar Health Authority, and are used only by those bodies and Gibraltar Health Authority staff; if a device has no "CE" mark, each consignment must carry a "Gibraltar (GHA) only" mark (regulation 3(3)). Section 25(1)(c) of the Fair Trading Act 2023 does not apply to a business providing special customs procedures (warehousing, inward processing or temporary admission for tax purposes) within its group (new section 25(5) and (6), regulation 4(a)). A licence holder that produces goods in Gibraltar must give the Office of Fair Trading a description of all its products and the quantities produced "during the period of six months" (new section 32(i) of the Fair Trading Act 2023, regulation 4(b)).
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Goods sent to Gibraltar that are in free circulation in the EU when presented at a designated customs post must be moved by land or sea under the EU's electronic transit system (NCTS) with the code T2GI (regulation 4(1)). For these goods, HM Customs Gibraltar must tell the EU customs post of departure on the day the goods arrive. Within three working days it must send proof that Gibraltar's indirect taxIndirect taxTax on spending rather than income — VAT, excise, Gibraltar’s transaction tax — collected by the seller and paid by the buyer in the price. (transaction tax and excise duty) was charged. Where there is a justified business need to suspend the tax, the goods may instead be placed in a special procedure for tax purposes (warehousing, inward processing or temporary admission), and HM Customs Gibraltar sends a message saying so (regulation 4(2) and (3)). If the messages or proofs are not presented, or the special procedures are not discharged within nine months (or a longer period allowed for inward processing or temporary admission in duly justified circumstances), HM Customs Gibraltar must transfer to the EU country of departure the VAT and excise duties that apply there (regulation 4(7)). Goods leaving Gibraltar for the EU also move under NCTS with code T2GI, except professional equipment moved by land (regulation 5(1) and (3)). If proof of arrival in the EU is not received, Gibraltar collects the VAT and excise duties of the EU country concerned and transfers them, unless HM Customs Gibraltar can give conclusive evidence that the goods stayed in Gibraltar, in which case Gibraltar's indirect tax is charged (regulation 5(5)). Regulations 6 to 8 cover the EU transit rules that apply, goods arriving by sea from the designated customs post in Algeciras, and ship supplies.
Open point. The notice says "The designated customs posts listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 21 shall be the customs office of destination for all exports of goods from Gibraltar into the Union." (regulation 5(7), in the regulation on goods moving from Gibraltar to the EU). The treaty text says "The designated customs posts listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 21 shall be the exit customs office for all exports of goods from the Union into Gibraltar." (Annex 19, Article 1(7)). Regulation 4 of the notice, on goods moving from the EU to Gibraltar, does not contain the Article 1(7) wording. Open question 2.60.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law (and all other enabling powers). It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers). In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Names HM Customs Gibraltar as the Competent Authority (the body in charge) (regulation 5). Sets how it answers requests from the authorities of EU countries notified as competent, sends its own requests, and exchanges information with EU countries without a request. It may agree automatic exchange with an EU country by mutual arrangement (regulations 7 to 17). Assistance may be refused, or given on conditions, where it would be likely to harm the sovereignty of Gibraltar, or public policy, security or other essential interests; would disclose a trade, business, industrial, commercial or professional secret or process; or would otherwise be contrary to Gibraltar law. HM Customs Gibraltar may postpone a request that would interfere with an investigation, proceedings or enforcement action, after consulting the requesting authority (regulation 18). Information exchanged must be treated as confidential, and its use is limited as regulation 19 sets out. Information that HM Customs Gibraltar obtained under a court order must not be passed to the requesting authority unless the court has consented, and then subject to any conditions the court imposes (regulation 4(3)). Regulations 20 to 24 cover experts and witnesses, the Mutual Legal Assistance (European Union) Act 2005, costs and other agreements.
Who it affects, and from when. HM Customs Gibraltar; the customs authorities of EU countries; people and businesses whose customs information is exchanged, and people living, trading or established in Gibraltar to whom HM Customs Gibraltar delivers documents or notifies decisions at an EU country authority's request (regulation 16). From 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. In line with section 11 of the Act, applies to "Union goods" in Gibraltar, with any necessary changes, the EU customs rules listed in Article 3(3) of Annex 19 on customs warehousing, inward processing, temporary admission, authorisations and supervision (regulation 4(1) and Schedule 1). EU goods are goods sent to Gibraltar that are in free circulation in the EU when presented at the designated customs post, and goods covered by Article 6(3) of Annex 21 (regulation 3). Schedule 2 lists the Articles of those rules that do not apply or apply as replaced (regulation 4(2)).
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
These thirteen notices change the rules on tobacco packs, tobacco tracking, selling tobacco at a distance to consumers outside Gibraltar, minimum retail prices for tobacco and excise duty (a tax on goods such as tobacco and alcohol). They also set how the Collector of Customs and HM Customs Gibraltar exchange tobacco and tax information with the EU and its member countries.
A Bill is not a Legal Notice and is not counted on this page. The Tobacco (Amendment) Bill 2026 (B27/26), published in the Gazette on 2 October 2026, would amend the Tobacco Act 1997 and was on the order paper of the Gibraltar Parliament for 14 October 2026. Parliament's revised agenda for that sitting lists it with a footnote that it cannot be proceeded upon before Saturday 14 November 2026, and the record of that sitting (Hansard) had not been published on parliament.gi when this page was updated, on 19 October 2026. Four of its changes are about quantities of cigarettes. The Act defines a “commercial quantity” of cigarettes as 2,000 or more, and the Bill would make that 100,000 or more. In a Special Zone, which the Chief Minister may declare by notice in the Gazette, the Act sets it at 600 and the Bill would set it at 2,000. The Bill would delete the rule that no offence is committed by carrying cigarettes in a motor vehicle if the amount, although a commercial quantity, is no more than 1,999 for each adult in the vehicle. And it would let a retail licence holder sell unused stocks of cigarettes, in any quantity, to another retail licence holder. Its explanatory memorandum says that it modernises the licensing of tobacco in keeping with the treaty, and it moves several licensing powers from the Collector of Customs to the Minister. It is not law until Parliament passes it.
Published 12 June 2026 in Gazette No. 5313 (as states). Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on days set by the Government by notice (regulation 2): 15 July 2026, except the security-feature provisions, which start on 1 December 2026 ().
What it does. Gives effect, in amended form, to three EU acts on tracking tobacco products and on security features against fakes: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 (regulation 3 and Schedules 1 to 3). Adds a new Part IVB to the Tobacco Act 1997 (regulation 4(4)). Under new section 14K, cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco made on or after the Implementation Date must meet the tracking rules, and those made on or after 1 December 2026 must carry the security features. Older stock of these may be supplied without meeting those rules until 15 July 2027. Other tobacco products made before 15 July 2028 need not comply until 15 July 2028 (section 14K, as corrected by ). It also makes it an offence to import, sell, offer for sale or possess for sale "tobacco for oral use", which the notice defines to exclude products meant to be inhaled or chewed. The penalty on summary conviction is a fine of up to level 4 on the standard scale (new sections 2 and 10A, regulation 4(2) and (3)).
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names no Article of the treaty. It is made under section 13 of the Act, which allows regulations "for an implementation purpose".
Dated 12 June 2026. Made by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under regulation 2 of . In force: sets the start dates for .
What it does. The Government appoints 15 July 2026 as the day comes into operation. These provisions start on 1 December 2026 instead: regulation 3 so far as it gives effect to Schedule 3; new section 14N(4) of the Tobacco Act 1997; new sections 14S to 14U; new section 14V so far as it applies to authentication elements providers or their subcontractors; new sections 14ZA and 14ZB so far as they give effect to Schedule 3; and Schedule 3 (the EU rules on security features).
Who it affects, and from when. As .
Published in Gazette No. 5315, 18 June 2026. Corrects as published.
What it does. In new section 14K of the Tobacco Act 1997 (added by ), in subsection (1)(a)(ii) and in subsection (2)(d), replaces "1 December 2026", where it appears the second time, with "15 July 2027". This sets 15 July 2027 as the last date for supplying cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco made before 1 December 2026 without security features.
Made 12 June 2026 by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act; Gazette No. 5313, 12 June 2026. In force: 15 July 2026 (regulation 2).
What it does. Amends the Tobacco Control Regulations 2020. A person must not sell, offer for sale or possess for sale a tobacco product unless the pack bears the warning "Smoking kills" and a message on cancer-causing substances, covering 50% of the surfaces on which they are printed; smokeless tobacco packs must bear a health message covering 30% of the two largest surfaces (new regulation 8). A tobacco product or smokeless tobacco product also must not be sold, offered for sale or possessed for sale unless the pack bears a combined warning (a text warning with a matching colour photograph or illustration), set by the Competent Authority, covering 65% of the front and back of the unit packet and any outside packaging and including information on stopping smoking (new regulation 8A). The Competent Authority is the Collector of Customs; the Chief Minister may designate another person by notice in the Gazette. It must set the combined warnings, their use in rotation (ensuring, so far as reasonably practicable, equal visibility over time) and other packaging and labelling matters by an administrative notice made available to the public (new regulation 8B). Warnings must not be hidden by tax stamps, price marks, security features or other items (regulation 9). Packs and outside packaging must not include elements listed in new regulation 11A, such as claims about taste or flavour, health, lifestyle or the environment, or offers such as discounts or two-for-one. Cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco that do not comply, and were made before the Implementation Date, may be sold until 15 July 2027. Other tobacco products, and smokeless tobacco products, that do not comply, and were made before 15 July 2028, may be sold until 15 July 2028 (new regulation 12A). Breaches are offences, with a fine on summary conviction of up to level 4 on the standard scale (regulation 13). Products that do not comply are liable to forfeiture and must be destroyed under sections 16 and 16A of the Tobacco Act 1997 (new regulation 14).
Who it affects, and from when. Those who sell, offer for sale or possess for sale tobacco or smokeless tobacco products in Gibraltar; the Collector of Customs. From 15 July 2026, with the sell-off periods above. later took smokeless tobacco products out of new regulation 8A.
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names no Article of the treaty. It is made under section 13 of the Act, which allows regulations "for an implementation purpose".
Made 27 August 2026 by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act; Gazette No. 5339, 27 August 2026. In force: the day of publication (regulation 2), 27 August 2026.
What it does. Takes smokeless tobacco products out of the combined picture-and-text warning rule in regulation 8A of the Tobacco Control Regulations 2020, which LN 119/2026 had inserted. It deletes the words on smokeless tobacco products from the heading and from regulation 8A(1), and adds: "This regulation does not apply to smokeless tobacco products." (new regulation 8A(4), regulation 3).
Dated 12 June 2026. It sets 15 July 2026 as the start of the ban.
Dated 12 June 2026. Made under regulation 2 of the Tobacco Act, 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2020. In force: it sets 15 July 2026 as the start date of the ban.
LN 120/2026, made under regulation 2 of the Tobacco Act, 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (LN 214/2020, Gazette No. 4724, 12 June 2020): regulation 3(4) inserts section 6C (prohibition on cross-border distance selling) into the Tobacco Act 1997. LN 214/2020: gibraltarlaws.gov.gi
Protocol on tobacco, Article PTOB.5(3): "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, shall prohibit cross-border distance sales of tobacco products to consumers"; Article 258(b). LN 121/2026 (on this page), also dated 12 June 2026, is a commencement notice for other tobacco rules.
Made 13 July 2026 by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); Gazette No. 5325, 13 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Amends the Act, many of the changes being to cross-references and wording (regulation 3). The explanatory memorandum says this follows the "scrubbing" (the final legal check of the wording) of the treaty, "to more closely reflect its wording". It lowers two minimum excise levels in Schedule 2 to the Act. For ethyl alcohol the minimum goes from 1,000 to 550 euro per hectolitre of pure alcohol (paragraph 5). For cigars and cigarillos the percentage goes from 15% to 5% of the retail selling price; the other figure in that line, EUR 12 per 1,000 items or per kilogram, is not changed (paragraph 22(a)) (regulation 3(8)). It deletes the words "Annex 39 of" from a definition in (regulation 4). It also amends regulation 16(5) of LN 165/2026. An immigration officer or police officer may seize or keep anything found on a search of a detained person "or in P's possession", where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person might use it as mentioned in regulation 16(1) (for example, to cause injury or to escape). The notice also inserts the words "or for reasons of the security of the facility or the safety of P or other persons" but does not say where in regulation 16(5) they go (regulation 5).
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Who it affects, and from when. Those liable for excise duty on spirits, cigars and cigarillos; persons detained under LN 165/2026. From 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 13 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 13 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. The "Gibraltar Competent Authority" is the Collector of Customs, assisted by customs officers or other relevant authorities in Gibraltar (regulation 3). It must provide the information under Article PTOB.1 in line with Article 250(2)(a), using the form in Annex I of the tobacco Administrative Arrangement (regulation 5(2)). It must give information on preventing, investigating, detecting and prosecuting smuggling, and on enforcing penalties for it (regulation 6(2)). It must cooperate with the customs or other relevant authorities of the EU countries or of the EU to identify people not resident in their territories who, in proceedings on smuggling of products from or to Gibraltar, may be found directly or indirectly responsible (regulation 6(4)). Before and after the tracking system in Article PTOB.3 is fully working, it must, as far as Gibraltar law allows, answer within seven days requests for information made in connection with proceedings on tobacco smuggling to or from Gibraltar (regulation 6(8)). Regulations 7 to 10 cover urgent cases, use of information as evidence, the Mutual Legal Assistance (European Union) Act 2005, and language.
Open point. The notice says "The information under Article PTOB.1 must be provided by the Gibraltar Competent Authority in accordance with Article 250(2)(a), and using the form in Annex I." (regulation 5(2)). The treaty text says the EU and the UK, for Gibraltar, "shall exchange regularly information concerning the amounts of tobacco products imported, sold or exported", including "the volumes of the different types of tobacco products per brand and economic operator" (Tobacco Protocol, Article PTOB.1(1), point (c)(ii)). The Annex 1 form of the tobacco arrangement is for paragraph 2 of that arrangement, which covers information "from 1 January 2025 until the provisional application of the Agreement, inclusive of both dates" (paragraph 2.1). The form has no item for volumes per brand and economic operator. The notice places no duty on traders. Open question 2.25.
Listed on Gibraltar Laws on 14 July 2026. Made by the Collector of Customs. In force from 15 July 2026 until the notice below revoked it from 1 October 2026.
Listed on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi on 14 July 2026. Made by the Collector of Customs under section 4A of the Tobacco Act 1997. In force: 15 July 2026 (paragraph 2); revoked from 1 October 2026 by LN 346/2026 (below).
LN 201/2026, made under section 4A of the Tobacco Act 1997 by the Collector of Customs; paragraph 3 (prices per packet of 20: Premium £5.44, Mid-High £4.68, Mid-Ordinary £3.69, Ordinary £3.35, with brand lists). Budget Address 2026, paragraphs 1476 to 1493: www.gibraltar.gov.gi
The Chief Minister's Budget Address of 7 July 2026 (press release 536/2026), paragraphs 1478 to 1481: "We will continue issuing a Gazette setting the minimum retail price for cigarettes. Each band of tobacco will be no more than 15%, or circa 80 cents of a Euro, cheaper in Gibraltar than in Spain. ... This is in accordance with Appendix 2 to Annex 24 of the Treaty." www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Listed on Gibraltar Laws on 1 October 2026. Made by the Collector of Customs. In force from 1 October 2026.
Listed on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi on 1 October 2026. Made by the Collector of Customs under section 4A of the Tobacco Act 1997. In force: 1 October 2026 (paragraph 2).
LN 346/2026, made under section 4A of the Tobacco Act 1997 by the Collector of Customs; paragraph 3. Budget Address 2026, paragraphs 1478 to 1482: www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Made 14 July 2026 by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Sets the specific excise duty on cigarettes (a fixed amount per cigarette, rather than one based on price) at £121 per 1,000 cigarettes, in a new paragraph 21A of Schedule 2 to the Act (regulation 3).
Treaty provision it carries out. The enacting words say it implements the treaty; they name no Article. The explanatory memorandum says it gives effect to "2026 budget measures".
Open point. The notice says "For the purposes of paragraph 21, the amount of the specific excise duty shall be £121 per 1000 cigarettes." (regulation 3, new paragraph 21A of Schedule 2 to the Act). The Act says "Cigarettes shall be subject to an ad valorem excise duty calculated on the maximum retail selling price, including customs duties, and also to a specific excise duty (of between 7.5% and 76.5% of the total tax burden) calculated per unit of the product." (Schedule 2, paragraph 20). The treaty text uses the same words, written "7,5 %" and "76,5 %" (Annex 24, Appendix 2, Section 3, paragraph 3). None of the 97 notices sets the ad valorem (price-based) rate. Open question 2.25.
The official text prints no date of making and no Gazette number; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi lists it under 19 October 2026 (read on 24 October 2026). The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law (and all other enabling powers). It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026; the header of the official text gives the commencement as 15.7.2026.
The official text prints no date of making and no Gazette number; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi lists it under 19 October 2026 (read on 24 October 2026). Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers). In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026; the header of the official text gives the commencement as 15.7.2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Sets the excise duty rates in Gibraltar in pounds. "the rates of excise duty chargeable in Gibraltar are the sterling equivalents of the minimum excise duty rates and minimum levels of taxation specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Act" (regulation 4(1)). Part 3 of Schedule 2 holds the excise rules for alcohol, energy products and electricity, and manufactured tobacco. Regulation 4 "shall not apply to paragraph 21 of Part 3 of Schedule 2" (regulation 4(3)); paragraph 21 is the cigarette paragraph (an overall minimum of EUR 115 per 1,000 cigarettes). For cigars and cigarillos, fine-cut smoking tobacco and other smoking tobacco (paragraphs 22(a), (b) and (c)), "the rates of excise duty chargeable shall be the sterling equivalent of the minimum amounts set out in Euros per kilogram" (regulation 4(4)). The exchange rate (regulation 5): until 31 December 2026 it is "that published by the European Central Bank on the first working day of October 2025" (regulation 5(1)). Then, on the first working day of January each year, it is the rate the European Central Bank published on the first working day of October of the year before, fixed until 31 December of that year (regulation 5(2)). If no rate is published that day, the rate of the next working day on which one is available is used (regulation 5(3)). The Minister may, after consulting the Financial Secretary and by notice in the Gazette, keep the rates in force at the yearly adjustment if converting would raise a rate by less than 5% or less than EUR 5, whichever is lower (regulation 5(4)); the notice must say for how long (regulation 5(5)). An amount that is not a whole penny is rounded up to the next penny (regulation 5(6)). The notice states no sterling amount and no exchange rate figure; the European Central Bank rate of the first working day of October 2025 has not been looked up for this page.
Who it affects, and from when. Those liable for excise duty in Gibraltar on the goods in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Act (alcohol, energy products and electricity, manufactured tobacco), except under paragraph 21; the Minister and the Financial Secretary, for the yearly notice. From the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026, as the notice states; the rates in it were fixed at the October 2025 exchange rate until 31 December 2026.
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names no Article of the treaty. It is made under section 13 of the Act, and regulation 3 says its words have the meaning they have in the Act, "including in particular those in Part 6 (Arrangements on customs, indirect taxation and trade related issues)". Section 104(2) of the Act says Part 3 of Schedule 2 "has effect in accordance with Article 6 of Annex 24".
Open point. Regulation 4(3) leaves out paragraph 21 of Part 3 of Schedule 2, which says "The overall excise duty (specific duty and ad valorem duty excluding VAT) shall not be less than EUR 115 per 1000 cigarettes." Paragraph 21A, added by , says "For the purposes of paragraph 21, the amount of the specific excise duty shall be £121 per 1000 cigarettes." LN 361/2026 does not mention paragraph 21A. Open question 2.25.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. The Government made it using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law (and all other enabling powers). It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date; the notice's page on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi gave 14 July 2026 when read on 28-29 September 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers). In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Names HM Customs Gibraltar as the Competent Authority (regulation 6). Sets how it exchanges information with the authorities of EU countries, on request and without a request, to help assess VAT, excise duty and Gibraltar's transaction tax correctly, check that they are applied correctly and fight fraud related to them (regulations 4(2)(a) and 9 to 19). Also sets how claims are notified, recovered and secured across the border. These are claims relating to VAT, transaction tax, customs duties and excise duties, with related penalties, fines, fees, surcharges, interest and costs. HM Customs Gibraltar recovers an accepted claim of an EU country as if it were a claim under Gibraltar law, and may itself send requests to an EU country (regulations 4(2)(b) and 20 to 26). A request for recovery is not accepted while the claim, or the document allowing its enforcement, is challenged in the requesting State, and is not accepted if the total claim is less than £5,000 (regulations 22(2) and 27(4)). HM Customs Gibraltar may refuse or limit help in the cases set out in regulations 16 and 27. One example is where the requesting authority could not, for legal reasons, give similar information to Gibraltar. Another is where the claim became due more than five years before the request, with an exception for claims up to ten years old that can still be enforced.
These three notices change the rules on sending personal data out of Gibraltar, and on the passenger data that airlines and private flights send for flights to and from Gibraltar.
Made 14 May 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for Data Protection, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act and section 184 of the Data Protection Act 2004; Gazette No. 5306, 14 May 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Under the Gibraltar GDPR, a transfer of personal data to a third country or an international organisation "may take place" if it goes to the UK, to an EU country, or to a country or international organisation with an adequacyAdequacy (data)The European Union’s (EU’s) finding that another country protects personal data well enough for data to flow to it freely. Gibraltar has never had one. For the EU data protection laws the treaty lists, the treaty means one is not needed, as long as the United Kingdom (UK), for Gibraltar, has the same rules in Gibraltar's law and applies them effectively; whenever the EU intends to adopt an adequacy decision, the UK, for Gibraltar, is to be kept duly informed. decision of the European Commission under the EU GDPR (new Article 45(1), regulation 4(5)). An adequacy decision is the Commission's finding that a place protects data well enough. Article 45(1A) is deleted, and references to "adequacy regulations" become references to an adequacy decision (regulations 4 and 5). Section 83A(2) of the Data Protection Act 2004 is rewritten on the same lines, by reference to the Law Enforcement Directive. For the purposes of that Part of the Act, such a transfer is "based on an adequacy decision" and "does not require specific authorisation" (regulation 5(6)). When deciding cases that raise similar questions on rules that are also in the EU GDPR, the Commissioner (Gibraltar's data protection regulator) must "take utmost account" of decisions of a "foreign designated authority" under Article 60, and of the European Data Protection Board under Article 65, of the EU GDPR (new Article 57(5), regulation 4(10)).
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act; signed by the Chief Minister; Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Amends the Immigration (Passenger Data) Rules 2014. The "Schengen Authority" is the authority designated or otherwise competent under the law of the EU country referred to in Article 37 and Annex 7(5) of the treaty (new rule 2 definition); Article 37 names the Kingdom of Spain. A carrier responsible for a flight from outside the Schengen area arriving in Gibraltar must send the Schengen Authority a copy of the advance passenger information it sends to Gibraltar's Principal Immigration Officer. It must do so at the same time and without delay, electronically, and by the end of passenger check-in, and must tell the Principal Immigration Officer of the transfers. A carrier that, without reasonable excuse, fails to send it on time, or sends incomplete or false information, commits an offence (new rule 3A). The captain of a private flight arriving from or leaving for a third country must send a general declaration to both authorities, at the same time, before take-off and electronically. It must include a flight plan complying with Annex 2 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and information on the identity of all passengers on board (new rule 3B).
Made 14 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act; signed by the Chief Minister; Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Amends the Immigration (Passenger Name Record) Rules 2018. The "Schengen Authority" is the authority designated or otherwise competent under the law of the EU country referred to in Article 61 of the treaty; Article 61 names the Kingdom of Spain. Air carriers must use the "push method" to send the Schengen Authority the same passenger name record (booking) data they transfer under rule 6(1), and the same advance passenger data they transfer under rule 6(2), "regardless of the technical means by which it is collected". This applies "only to flights arriving into Gibraltar". Carriers must notify "the PIU" of each such transfer (the notice uses this abbreviation without spelling it out) (new rule 6(1A), (2A), (5) and (6)).
These notices change Gibraltar's rules on the environment, climate, energy, waste, chemicals and some products sold to consumers, and so do four Acts of Parliament: those on deforestation (in force since 24 July 2026) and on energy efficiency (in force since 1 April 2026), and those on trade in endangered species and on ozone-depleting substances, which will change them only once the Minister sets a start date by notice in the Gazette (for the endangered species Act, different dates may be set for different parts or purposes). Most say they are made to carry out a part of the treaty that says the UK, for Gibraltar, must maintain environmental and climate levels of protection equivalent to the levels in place in the EU. This includes effectively enforcing environmental and climate law that applies to and in Gibraltar.
These notices change Gibraltar's rules on the environment, climate, energy, waste, chemicals and some products sold to consumers; most say they are made for Article 219(4) of the treaty, which reads: "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, shall uphold environmental and climate levels of protection that are equivalent to the levels in place in the Union, including by effectively enforcing environmental and climate law applicable to and in Gibraltar."
The endangered species Act, Act No. 17 of 2026, is made, by its long title, "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4)" of the treaty. Section 2: "This Act comes into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by notice published in the Gazette and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes."
The deforestation Act, Act No. 14 of 2026, is made, by its long title, "FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 219(4) OF THE AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF GIBRALTAR"; LN 256/2026 appointed 24 July 2026 as "the day the Act comes into operation". The energy efficiency Act, Act No. 16 of 2026, section 2: "This Act comes into operation on the day of publication." The ozone Act, Act No. 18 of 2026, as its long title was corrected by LN 71/2026: "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar"; section 2: "This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette."
Dated 19 March 2026; published in Gazette No. 5289, 19 March 2026. Made by the Government under section 18(c) of the Environment Act 2005. In force: 19 March 2026, the date of publication (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Environment (Promotion of Clean and Energy Efficient Road Transport Vehicles) Regulations 2011. Every contracting authority, contracting entity and relevant operator must make sure that its buying of the vehicles and services covered meets minimum targets for clean light-duty vehicles and clean heavy-duty vehicles, set in Tables 3 and 4 of the Schedule (new regulation 6(1), inserted by reg 7). The rules now also cover leasing, renting and hire-purchase of vehicles (reg 6(1)). They also cover some service contracts, such as public road transport, refuse collection, and mail and parcel delivery. They cover these contracts to the extent that the contracting authority or contracting entity must use the procedures of the Procurement (Public Sector Contracts) Regulations 2016 or the Procurement (Utilities Contracts) Regulations 2016 (new regulation 4(c), inserted by reg 6(5)). Some vehicles are outside the rules, and the Government may exempt others (new regulation 5, inserted by reg 6(6)).
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice's opening words name Directive (EU) 2019/1161, not the treaty. Its explanatory memorandum, as corrected by , says the Regulations are made "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement".
Published in Gazette No. 5293, 26 March 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects as published.
What it does. Changes the first paragraph of the explanatory memorandum of LN 46. Where it said the Regulations "implement Directive (EU) 2019/1161", it now says they "make provision for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement". It does not change the rules in LN 46.
Who it affects, and from when. Readers of LN 46. The notice states no start date; it was published on 26 March 2026.
Published on 19 March 2026. It starts on a day the Minister sets in the Gazette; no such notice was found among the notices read up to 19 October 2026.
Published in the Second Supplement to Gazette No. 5289, 19 March 2026. Made by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment, for the Government, under section 18 of the Environment Act 2005. In force: on a day the Minister is to appoint in the Gazette (regulation 2); no such notice was found among the notices read up to 19 October 2026.
LN 47/2026, made under section 18 of the Environment Act 2005 "for the purposes of giving effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 ... and Regulation (EU) 2024/590"; regulation 2 (commencement); explanatory memorandum (new equipment categories under Articles 5(2)-(3) and 8 of the F-Gas Regulation: organic Rankine cycles, refrigerated light-duty vehicles, intermodal containers, train wagons, aircraft; new regulation 3(1A)). Press release 195/2026: www.gibraltar.gov.gi New regulation 4(h) and the Schedule: "heavy duty vehicles" (motor vehicles over 3.5 tonnes designed and constructed primarily to carry goods or passengers); new regulation 6B(1): within 1 year of that regulation coming into operation, the Minister "shall establish or adapt certification programmes"; new regulation 6D(1): certificates and training attestations "issued in a Member State or the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 10 of the F-Gas Regulation shall be valid in Gibraltar"; regulation 5(1) to (3) (transitional): earlier certificates and attestations stay valid "in accordance with the conditions under which" they were originally issued until the holder must take a refresher course or an evaluation under new regulation 3(1A), and holders "shall participate in refresher courses or complete evaluation processes for the first time no later than 12 March 2029".
Government press release 195/2026 (20 March 2026) announces "a first tranche of environmental legislation in support of the Government's obligations under the UK-EU Agreement" and says "Four sets of regulations and five Bills were published yesterday" (19 March 2026); it lists "ozone depleting substances" among the subjects the regulations address. The notice does not name the treaty. www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Published on 26 March 2026. A correction: it corrects the regulations above as published.
Published in the Second Supplement to Gazette No. 5293, 26 March 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects LN 47/2026 as published.
LN 56/2026: in the first paragraph of the explanatory memorandum of LN 47/2026, "bring Gibraltar law into alignment with" is replaced with "create equivalent domestic provisions for".
Dated 19 March 2026; published in Gazette No. 5289, 19 March 2026. Made by the Government under section 18(c) of the Environment Act 2005. In force: 19 March 2026, the date of publication (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Environment (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012. Its opening words say it implements Directive (EU) 2024/1275. According to its explanatory memorandum, the changes include, among other things: "zero-emission buildings" as the new standard for new construction from 2028/2030; mandatory minimum energy performance standards for existing non-residential buildings; and the deployment of solar energy installations on buildings. The detailed rules are in the notice itself.
Published in Gazette No. 5293, 26 March 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects as published.
What it does. Corrects many cross-references in LN 48 (for example, "subregulation" becomes "regulation 9" in regulation 13). It also replaces the first paragraph of LN 48's explanatory memorandum, so that it says the Regulations are made "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement" on the energy performance of buildings.
Who it affects, and from when. Those covered by LN 48, and its readers. The notice states no start date; it was published on 26 March 2026.
Published on 19 March 2026. In force from the day it was published.
Published in the Second Supplement to Gazette No. 5289, 19 March 2026. Made under section 18(c) of the Environment Act 2005. In force: on publication (regulation 2), 19 March 2026.
LN 49/2026, made under section 18(c) of the Environment Act 2005 "in order to implement in the Law of Gibraltar Regulation (EU) 2023/1804"; amends the Environment (Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure) Regulations 2016: regulation 5 (amended regulation 3(a): mandatory targets "for road vehicles, vessels and stationary aircraft"), new regulation 7A (shore-side electricity supply in maritime ports, including duties "by 31 December 2029"), definitions of aircraft contact and remote stands (regulation 4). Corrected by LN 58/2026. Press release 195/2026: www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Government press release 195/2026 (20 March 2026) announces "a first tranche of environmental legislation in support of the Government's obligations under the UK-EU Agreement" and says "Four sets of regulations and five Bills were published yesterday" (19 March 2026); it lists "alternative fuel infrastructure" among the subjects the regulations address. The notice does not name the treaty. www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Published on 26 March 2026. A correction: it corrects the regulations above as published.
Published in the Second Supplement to Gazette No. 5293, 26 March 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects LN 49/2026 as published.
LN 58/2026: in LN 49/2026, regulation 5, "subregulation" becomes "regulation 3"; regulation 5(1) "seeks" becomes "seek"; further changes in regulations 5(2), 6, 7, 9, 10(2), 12, 14 and 18, and an explanatory memorandum inserted after regulation 18.
Date not printed in the text held. Made by the Minister under sections 29, 48 and 64 of the Climate Change Act 2019, after consulting the Minister with responsibility for Finance. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Sets up the Climate Action Fund, with a sub-fund for the Gibraltar Electricity Authority (regs 4 and 10). In the first scheme year the Authority must reduce the carbon emissions of its generating stations by at least 2% against its 2020 emissions, worked out pro rata for the part year (reg 12(1)). In each later scheme year it must reduce them by "an additional 2% compared to the baseline emissions, such that the reduction targets compound annually from the baseline emissions" (reg 12(2)). If it misses the target in a scheme year, it must pay into the sub-fund enough to buy one carbon credit for each tonne by which it is over the target, at a price of not less than £40 a credit (reg 17). Credits it banks in a year when it beats the target can reduce that amount in a later year (reg 19). Scheme years run until 30 December 2030 (reg 11(2)); the Minister may change their dates by notice in the Gazette (reg 11(3)).
Official text. LN 66/2026 on Gibraltar Laws (the site marks this version "This version is out of date").
Date not printed in the text held. Laid before Parliament on 18 June 2026 (Hansard, afternoon session, where the record calls it the Climate Methane Regulations). Made by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment, for the Government, under section 64 of the Climate Change Act 2019 and section 13 of the Act. Comes into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
Date not printed in the text held. Laid before Parliament on 18 June 2026 (Hansard, afternoon session; the record calls it "the Climate Methane Regulations"). Made by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment, for the Government, under section 64 of the Climate Change Act 2019 and section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Applies the EU methane rules (Regulation (EU) 2024/1787) to oil and fossil gas exploration and production, gas gathering and processing, and natural gas transmission and distribution (with some parts left out, such as metering systems at the point of final use), carried out in or from Gibraltar (reg 4(1) and (2)). It does not apply to wells or coal mines (reg 4(4)). The Minister is the Competent Authority (reg 5). Operators have duties to measure, report, and find and repair leaks (Parts 3 and 4). Venting is prohibited except as Part 5 allows, and routine flaring is prohibited (regs 17 and 18). Importers must give the Competent Authority the information set out in Annex IX to the EU Regulation by 31 May each year (reg 22(1)). The notice defines an importer as a person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places crude oil, natural gas or coal from a third country "on the Union market" (reg 3(1)).
Who it affects, and from when. Operators of the gas activities listed in regulation 4, and importers as the notice defines them. From 15 July 2026.
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 2 April 2026. Laid before Parliament on 18 June 2026 (Hansard). Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Sets up supervision in Gibraltar of the bodies and schemes that certify carbon removals and carbon storage under Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 (reg 4). The Minister with responsibility for the Environment is the competent authority (reg 5(1)). The Minister may delegate functions to a person or body the Minister approves, and may designate a different body or person as competent authority by notice in the Gazette (reg 5(2) and (4)). The notice provides for recognition and supervision of certification bodies and schemes, fees, enforcement notices and offences (regs 7 to 19). It covers activities in Gibraltar other than carbon farming (reg 4(b)).
Dated 1 April 2026; published in Gazette No. 5296, 2 April 2026. Made by the Government under section 18(c) of the Environment Act 2005. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Environment (Air Quality Standards) Regulations 2010. According to its explanatory memorandum, it creates "equivalent domestic provisions" for Directive (EU) 2024/2881 on ambient air quality. The Minister with responsibility for the environment is the competent authority (new regulation 3(1), inserted by reg 5(1)). The Minister has new duties, for example to ensure monitoring of ultrafine particles and black carbon (regs 9, 11 and 15), and to inform the public when an alert threshold or information threshold is exceeded or, where appropriate, is predicted to be exceeded (new regulation 21, inserted by reg 23).
Act of Parliament, assented to on 1 April 2026. In force from 24 July 2026.
Act of Parliament. Assented to on 1 April 2026. In force: 24 July 2026 (LN 256/2026, below).
Act No. 14 of 2026, long title ("... FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 219(4) OF THE AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF GIBRALTAR ..."), section 2 (definition of "deforestation": "the conversion of forest to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not"; definition of "deforestation-free": land not subject to deforestation after 31 December 2020; for wood, harvested without inducing forest degradation after that date), sections 5(1) and 5(2) (prohibition), 8 (risk assessment for products placed on the market or exported), 9 (simplified declaration), 10 (due diligence statement), 13 (information to keep), 24 and 25 (offences), Schedule (relevant commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood, by Combined Nomenclature code). Commencement: LN 256/2026, 24 July 2026. Bill B08/26, Third Supplement to Gazette No. 5289, 19 March 2026: parliament.gi. Press release 195/2026: www.gibraltar.gov.gi Section 2(1): "operator" means a person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places relevant products on the market, "excluding downstream operators"; a "downstream operator" places on the market or exports products "manufactured using relevant products, all of which are covered by a due diligence statement or by a simplified declaration". Section 4(1) and (2): the Collector of Customs is the competent authority, subject to a notice by the Minister in the Gazette designating another person.
Long title of Act No. 14 of 2026: "... FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 219(4) OF THE AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF GIBRALTAR ...". Bill B08/26, which became this Act, was published in the Third Supplement to Gazette No. 5289 on 19 March 2026. Government press release 195/2026 (20 March 2026) says "Four sets of regulations and five Bills were published yesterday" as "a first tranche of environmental legislation in support of the Government's obligations under the UK-EU Agreement". www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Dated 24 July 2026. It sets 24 July 2026 as the start date of the Act above.
Dated 24 July 2026. Made by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment under section 1(2) of the Act above. In force: it sets 24 July 2026 as the start date.
LN 256/2026, made under section 1(2) of the Deforestation (Market Access and Due Diligence) Act 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment.
Act of Parliament, published on 1 April 2026. In force from the day it was published.
Act of Parliament. Published in the First Supplement to Gazette No. 5295, 1 April 2026. In force: on publication (section 2), 1 April 2026.
Act No. 16 of 2026: section 2 (commencement); section 9 (new section 7(1) and (2): 3% of the total floor area of heated or cooled buildings over 250 m2 owned by public bodies and not nearly zero-energy on 1 January 2024), section 10 (new section 9(1)(b) targets: savings of 1.5% a year in 2026-2027 and 1.9% a year in 2028-2030 of average final energy consumption in the three years before 1 January 2019; new section 9(3A): "The competent authority shall implement energy efficiency obligation schemes, alternative policy measures, or a combination of both, or programmes or measures financed under a national energy efficiency fund, as a priority among, but not limited to, people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable customers, people in low-income households and, where applicable, people living in social housing"; new section 9(3B): it "shall establish and achieve a share of the required amount of cumulative end-use energy savings among" those people), section 11 (new section 10(9A) to (9C): energy management system above 85 TJ, certified by an independent body, and audits above 10 TJ for enterprises that do not run one, averaged over the previous three years), section 12 (new section 10A: data centres whose installed IT equipment has a power demand of at least 500 kW, from a date the Minister publishes). Bill B11/26 memorandum: parliament.gi. Correction: LN 70/2026. Press release 195/2026: www.gibraltar.gov.gi New section 7(2B) (section 9 of the amending Act): "The competent authority may exempt social housing from the obligation to renovate ... where such renovations would not be cost neutral or would lead to rent increases ... unless such rent increases are no higher than the economic savings on the energy bill". New section 7(11A) and (11B): an alternative approach achieving "every year, an amount of energy savings ... at least equivalent", with a renovation passport "where applicable" for buildings representing at least 3% of the floor area each year and renovation to nearly zero-energy "at the latest by 2040". New section 10(9E): energy audits at least every four years.
Bill B11/26, which became this Act, was published in the Third Supplement to Gazette No. 5289 on 19 March 2026. Government press release 195/2026 (20 March 2026) says "Four sets of regulations and five Bills were published yesterday" as "a first tranche of environmental legislation in support of the Government's obligations under the UK-EU Agreement", and that "The Bills include both amendments to existing legislation — strengthening long-term climate objectives and energy efficiency targets — and entirely new primary legislation". As first published, the Act carried a long title about the ozone Act that cited Article 219(4) of the treaty (the file 2026-16.pdf on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi); LN 70/2026 (below) replaced it with a long title that does not name the treaty. www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Published on 9 April 2026. A correction: it corrects the Act above as published.
Published in the Second Supplement to Gazette No. 5297, 9 April 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects Act No. 16 of 2026 as published in Gazette No. 5295, 1 April 2026.
LN 70/2026: "In Act No.16 of 2026 of Gazette No. 5295 of Wednesday, 1st April 2026 substitute the long title with ..."
Act of Parliament, published on 1 April 2026. It starts on a date the Minister sets by notice in the Gazette, and different dates may be set for different parts or different purposes; no such notice was found among the notices read up to 19 October 2026.
Act of Parliament. Published in the First Supplement to Gazette No. 5295, 1 April 2026. In force: on a date the Minister appoints by notice in the Gazette, and different dates may be set for different parts or different purposes (section 2); no such notice was found among the notices read up to 19 October 2026.
Act No. 17 of 2026: section 2 (commencement; different days may be appointed); section 3(2) (definitions, including caviar, unique identifier, electronic permit or certificate); new section 8A (marking of specimens, offences and defences); new section 8B (register of scientific institutions; 8B(3)); new section 8C (caviar labelling offences; 8C(1)(b): a person who "affixes to a container of caviar a label that the person knows or has reason to believe contains false, misleading, or inaccurate information"); section 9 as amended (powers including microchip readers and caviar labels); new section 12A (electronic permits and certificates). Explanatory memorandum of Bill B15/26: parliament.gi. New section 8A(1)(a) to (e) and 8A(3) (defences); new section 8B(1) and (3) ("acquire, dispose of, or exchange"); new section 8C(1)(a) to (d) and 8C(3) (defence); section 6(2) (earlier markings), 6(3) (institutions may continue "for a period of twelve months from the commencement of that section without being registered, provided that the institution applies for registration within three months of that commencement"; "that section" is section 5 of Act No. 17 of 2026) and 6(4) (earlier caviar labels: until sold to an end consumer or twelve months from the commencement of that same section, whichever is earlier); section 5 of Act No. 17 of 2026 only defines terms.
Long title of Act No. 17 of 2026: "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar ...". The treaty, Article 219(4): "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, shall uphold environmental and climate levels of protection that are equivalent to the levels in place in the Union, including by effectively enforcing environmental and climate law applicable to and in Gibraltar."
Act of Parliament, published on 1 April 2026. It starts on a date the Minister sets by notice in the Gazette; no such notice was found among the notices read up to 19 October 2026.
Act of Parliament. Published in the First Supplement to Gazette No. 5295, 1 April 2026; its long title was corrected by LN 71/2026 (below). In force: on a date the Minister appoints by notice in the Gazette (section 2); no such notice was found among the notices read up to 19 October 2026.
Act No. 18 of 2026 (amends the Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Act 2014; its long title as first published said it gave effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/590 and Regulation (EU) 2024/573, and LN 71/2026 replaced it), section 2 (commencement); the provisions below are in section 3 (new sections 4(4), 5, 11A, 11B, 13A). Summary from the explanatory memorandum of Bill B09/26: parliament.gi. Act No. 18 of 2026 as published: new section 13A(1) and (2) (reports by 31 March 2027 and every year after), penalty section (the court "shall, in determining the appropriate fine, have regard to" factors including "(e) the requirement that the fine shall be at least five times the market value ...; (f) where such infringements are repeated within a five-year period, the fine shall be at least eight times the market value"). New section 11B(1) and (2): by 31 December 2027 the Minister must ensure the financing duties under regulations 8 and 14O of the Environment (Waste) Regulations 2007 cover these gases in waste equipment placed on the market from 11 March 2024; the Minister may make regulations requiring producers, importers and distributors to pay. New section 11A(1) and (3): building owners and contractors "shall ensure that, during renovation, refurbishing or demolition activities implying the removal of" foam panels (11A(1)) or "foams in laminated boards installed in cavities or built-up structures" (11A(3)) containing controlled substances, "emissions are avoided to the extent possible by handling the foams or the substances contained therein in a way that ensures the destruction of those substances"; 11A(2), straight after the foam panels of 11A(1): "In the case of recovery of those substances, the recovery shall be carried out only by an appropriately qualified natural person"; 11A(4) and (5): where removal of the laminated-board foams "is not technically feasible", the building owner or contractor draws up documentation providing evidence of the infeasibility in the specific case, kept for 5 years and made available on request to the enforcing authority; new section 4(4): failing to comply with section 11A is an offence. new section 11A(1) applies to "foam panels that contain foams with controlled substances" and 11A(3) to foams "that contain controlled substances"; section 2(1) as amended: "appropriately qualified natural person" means a natural person holding a certificate or training attestation under the Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2014; new section 4(4): "A building owner or contractor who fails to comply with section 11A of this Act commits an offence"; new section 5(2): the fine factors apply "Where an offence under this Act involves the unlawful production, import, export, placing on the market or use of goods containing controlled substances or the functioning of which requires controlled substances"; new section 11B(1): "financing obligations ... include the financing of the recovery, and the recycling, reclamation or destruction, of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II of the F-Gas Regulation"; 11B(2)(a): "requiring producers, importers and distributors to finance the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases".
Long title of Act No. 18 of 2026 as corrected by LN 71/2026 (below): "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement ...". As first published, its long title said it gave effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/590 and Regulation (EU) 2024/573. The treaty, Article 219(4): "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, shall uphold environmental and climate levels of protection that are equivalent to the levels in place in the Union, including by effectively enforcing environmental and climate law applicable to and in Gibraltar."
Published in Gazette No. 5297, 9 April 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects Act No. 18 of 2026 as published in Gazette No. 5295, 1 April 2026.
What it does. Replaces the long title of that Act. The new title says the Act amends the Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Act 2014 "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement". This notice corrects an Act of Parliament, not a regulation. It does not change the Act's rules.
Dated 9 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5323, 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act and section 18 of the Environment Act 2005. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Environment (Waste) Regulations 2007. According to its explanatory memorandum, it creates provisions equivalent to the EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) and to Directive (EU) 2024/884 on waste electrical and electronic equipment. The memorandum says that the new Part IV on batteries (substituted by reg 6(4)) names the authorities, sets up producer registration, sets rules for the collection, treatment, recycling and shipment of waste batteries, places duties on distributors and end-users, and creates offences. (reg 3) changes where one of its new definitions is inserted.
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 1(2)).
What it does. No person may place on the market in Gibraltar the single-use plastic products listed in Schedule 2, such as cutlery, plates, straws (except medical devices) and some food containers made of expanded polystyrene (reg 7(1); Schedule 2 sets out each item and its exceptions). This does not apply to products in transit or stored only for shipment out of Gibraltar, if they are not made available on the market in Gibraltar (reg 7(3)). No person may place on the market products made from oxo-degradable plastic (reg 8). Other rules cover tethered caps and lids, recycled content in bottles, marking and producer responsibility (Parts 3 to 5). The notice says it makes equivalent provision for Directive (EU) 2019/904. Amended by and .
Who it affects, and from when. Persons who place these products on the market in Gibraltar by any means, including making, importing or distributing them (reg 7(2)), and producers. From 15 July 2026. The marking duty in regulation 11 for tobacco products with filters, and for filters for use with tobacco products, applies only to products placed on the market on or after 15 July 2027 (regulation 11(7), added by ).
Official text. LN 160/2026 on Gibraltar Laws (the site marks the held version "This version is out of date").
Dated 13 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5325, 13 July 2026. Signed by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment, for the Government. The notice states no power (see the open point). In force: 13 July 2026, the day of publication (reg 2).
What it does. Amends three notices of July 2026. Reg 3 changes where a new definition is inserted by the Environment (Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (LN 159): after the definition of "the Minister" instead of after the definition of "producer". Reg 4 replaces paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Single-Use Plastics Regulations 2026 (LN 160); as replaced, it changes item (vi) of the definition of "single use plastic product" in the Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations 1987 to "straws". Reg 5 changes the start dates in the International Waste Shipment (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (LN 162): regulations 20, 21 and 22 of LN 162 start twelve months after the Implementation Date, and the later stage for "Regulation 105" is removed.
Who it affects, and from when. Those covered by the three amended notices. LN 180 came into operation on 13 July 2026, before the three notices it amends came into operation on 15 July 2026.
Open point. The notice has the heading "TREATY ON GIBRALTAR AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ACT 2026" and goes straight to its title (regulation 1). It has no words saying which power was used. Section 13(1) of the Act says: "The Government may by regulations ... make any provision that appears to the Government to be necessary or expedient for an implementation purpose." Open question 2.64.
Dated 27 August 2026; published in Gazette No. 5339, 27 August 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: 27 August 2026, the day of publication (reg 2).
What it does. Adds regulation 11(7) to the Single-Use Plastics Regulations 2026 (LN 160): for the products in paragraph (3) of Schedule 4, the marking rule in regulation 11 "applies only to products placed on the market on or after 15th July 2027" (reg 3). Paragraph (3) of Schedule 4 lists "Tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products."
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Applies the EU ecodesign rules for products (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781). Delegated acts that the European Commission adopts under Article 4 of the EU Regulation become ecodesign requirements in Gibraltar from their own dates of application (reg 6(1)). The notice also covers digital product passports and labels (Parts 3 and 4). Importers carry the main responsibility for making sure products comply; distributors and dealers carry a secondary responsibility for checking compliance before they make products available or display them (reg 22(2) and (3)). A ban on destroying the unsold consumer products listed in Schedule 5 applies from a date the Minister is to appoint by notice in the Gazette, no later than the date needed to stay in line with the EU Regulation. It does not apply to micro and small enterprises. For medium-sized enterprises it applies from a date the Minister appoints, no later than 19 July 2030. The Minister may provide for exceptions by further regulations (reg 21).
Dated 9 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5323, 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026, except regulations 20, 21 and 22, which start twelve months later (reg 2, as changed by ). The notice is subject to the transitional provisions of (reg 2(4), renumbered 2(3) by ).
What it does. Amends the waste shipment rules in the Public Health Act to match Regulation (EU) 2024/1157, as applied in Gibraltar by . According to its explanatory memorandum, the changes include new offences on exporting non-hazardous and plastic waste, and audit duties for exporters. This duty applies to a notifier, or a person who arranges the shipment, intending to export waste from Gibraltar. That person must make sure that the facilities that will manage the waste in the country of destination have been audited by an independent third party. That person must also make sure the audit was within the two years before the export (new section 98RA(1) to (3), inserted by reg 22). Reg 22 starts twelve months after the Implementation Date. This does not apply where the waste goes to a facility in the UK or an EU country, or where an international agreement recognises that the facilities in the country of destination manage waste to equivalent standards (section 98RA(7)). Amended by and .
Dated 14 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. Signed by the Minister with responsibility for the Environment, for the Government. The notice states no power (see the open point). In force: 14 July 2026, the day of publication (reg 2).
What it does. Replaces regulations 27 and 28 of LN 162. As replaced, they add to sections 98X and 98Y of the Public Health Act that "The competent authority in Gibraltar shall also prohibit imports of waste from countries to which the OECD Decision applies where it has reason to believe that the waste will not be managed in accordance with the requirements of section 98K." (reg 3).
Who it affects, and from when. The competent authority in Gibraltar, and importers of waste. LN 200 came into operation on 14 July 2026; the regulations of LN 162 that it replaces come into operation on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (LN 162, reg 2).
Open point. The notice has the heading "TREATY ON GIBRALTAR AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ACT 2026" and goes straight to its title (regulation 1). It has no words saying which power was used. Section 13(1) of the Act says: "The Government may by regulations ... make any provision that appears to the Government to be necessary or expedient for an implementation purpose." Open question 2.64.
Dated 9 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5323, 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 1(2)).
What it does. Updates Gibraltar's retained copy of Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007. That Regulation concerns the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 to "certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply". Its Annex sets out, country by country, the control procedures for imports of that waste; reg 4 replaces the country tables. According to its explanatory memorandum, the notice gives effect to the changes made by Regulation (EU) 2021/1840. Until (1 October 2026), regulation 2 took the meaning of "Implementation Date" from a "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026"; LN 348 replaced this with the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Applies the EU waste shipment rules (Regulation (EU) 2024/1157) in Gibraltar law, with the changes set out in the notice (reg 5(1)). For example, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference in that Regulation to "the Union" is read as a reference to Gibraltar (reg 5(2)). The earlier EU waste shipment Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006) continues to apply during a transitional period (reg 4). The notice also has transitional provisions (regs 39 onwards).
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 9 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 1).
What it does. The Competent Authority is the Minister with responsibility for the environment, or another person or body that the Minister designates by notice in the Gazette (reg 3(1) and (2)). The Competent Authority must make sure that the share of renewable energy in Gibraltar's gross final energy consumption "is meaningfully increased by 2030", and must publish a Gibraltar Renewable Energy Plan within twelve months of the Regulations coming into force (reg 5). It must put a duty on fuel suppliers so that the renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to transport reach, by 2030, either a renewable share of at least 29 per cent or a cut in greenhouse gas intensity of at least 14.5 per cent against a baseline, as the Competent Authority decides, together with minimum shares of advanced biofuels, biogas and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (reg 26(1)). The Competent Authority may make some exemptions (reg 26(2)). The notice refers throughout to Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2413 ("the Directive", reg 2(1)).
Published in Gazette No. 5324, 10 July 2026 (as states); date not printed in the text held. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Creates environmental offences committed intentionally or by gross negligence. One example: discharging materials, substances, energy or ionising radiation into air, soil or water without lawful authority, or in breach of a permit, where this causes or is likely to cause death of, or serious injury to, any person, or substantial damage to the quality of air, soil or water, or to an ecosystem, animals or plants (reg 4(1)(a)). Part 3 sets penalties for individuals and for companies and other legal persons. The notice refers to Directive (EU) 2024/1203 ("the Directive", reg 3). Corrected by .
Who it affects, and from when. Individuals, companies and other legal persons. From 15 July 2026. No one can be prosecuted under it for conduct that took place wholly before it came into operation (reg 23).
Published in Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects as published.
What it does. In paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to LN 173, changes "regulation 32" to "regulation 32A", and renumbers the inserted provision "32B".
Who it affects, and from when. Those covered by LN 173. The notice states no start date; it was published on 14 July 2026.
Published in Gazette No. 5324, 10 July 2026 (as states); date not printed in the text held. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2); the main rules apply from later dates, as below.
What it does. Applies the Euro 7 Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1257) on vehicle emissions and battery durability. From 29 November 2026, no EU or national emission type-approval is recognised in Gibraltar for a new type of car or van (categories M1 and N1) that does not comply with the Euro 7 Regulation (reg 5). From 29 November 2027, certificates of conformity for new cars and vans that do not comply are no longer valid for registration, the licensing authority must refuse to register such a vehicle, and no person may sell it, offer it for sale or make it available on the market in Gibraltar, or let it enter into service there (reg 6). For heavier vehicles (categories M2, M3, N2 and N3) and trailers (O3 and O4), the same steps apply from 29 May 2028 (reg 7) and 29 May 2029 (reg 8(1)). Until 31 December 2029, the reg 8 rules do not apply to new buses and coaches (M2 and M3) that fall under the 100% zero-emission target from 2030 in Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 and have a valid type-approval under Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 (reg 8(2)). For vehicles built by small-volume manufacturers, the rules in regs 6 and 8 apply from 1 July 2030 and 1 July 2031 (reg 10). Rules on parts and tyres start on other dates (reg 9). Emission type-approvals granted by an EU country under the Euro 7 Regulation are recognised (reg 15). Vehicles registered in Gibraltar before the relevant date need not be retrofitted, but remain subject to the in-service conformity and roadworthiness requirements that apply to them (reg 34(3)). Corrected by .
Who it affects, and from when. Those who sell new vehicles, or let them enter into service, in Gibraltar; those who sell or fit vehicle parts and tyres; and the licensing authority (the person designated under section 4 of the Traffic Act 2005). From the dates above.
Open point. The notice says that from 29 November 2027 "the licensing authority shall refuse to register a new vehicle of category M1 or N1 which does not comply with the Euro 7 Regulation" (regulation 6), and that "A certificate of conformity issued in respect of a vehicle type-approved in accordance with the Euro 7 Regulation shall be accepted by the licensing authority for the purposes of registration." (regulation 15(2)). Apart from the treaty's title in its opening words, it does not mention the UK. The treaty text the notice names says: "The United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, shall uphold environmental and climate levels of protection that are equivalent to the levels in place in the Union" (Article 219(4)). Open question 2.63.
Published in Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. The notice states no power (it is a correction). Effect: corrects as published.
What it does. In regulation 32 of LN 174, changes "24(3)(d)" to "24(3)(f)".
Who it affects, and from when. Those covered by LN 174. The notice states no start date; it was published on 14 July 2026.
Dated 13 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5325, 13 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Environmental (Assessment and Management of Noise) Regulations 2006. According to its explanatory memorandum, it requires the EU common noise assessment methods (CNOSSOS-EU), five-yearly review of noise maps and action plans, and wider data reporting. Where the Minister considers that the Competent Authority has failed, or is failing, to carry out a duty under the 2006 Regulations as amended, the Minister may give it a written "compliance direction", with reasons, requiring it to take the steps the Minister considers necessary within a set period. The Competent Authority must comply. If it does not, the Minister may take those steps and recover reasonable costs from it (reg 12). The Competent Authority may designate quiet areas in open country by notice in the Gazette (reg 13).
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 13 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. A biocidal product is a product meant to destroy, deter or control harmful organisms (reg 3 sets out the full meaning). A person must not make a biocidal product available on the market, or use one, unless it has an EU authorisation or a domestic authorisation and the conditions of the authorisation are met (reg 5(1)). There are exceptions, for example for products intended only for export outside Gibraltar and the EU (reg 4). The Government had to designate a competent authority by notice in the Gazette "within 2 months of the commencement of this regulation" (reg 15(1)); see .
Dated 24 September 2026. Made by the Government under regulation 15 of the Biocidal Products Regulations 2026 (LN 182). In force: the text held does not state a date.
Who it affects, and from when. The Environmental Agency Limited, and those covered by LN 182. The text held states no start date; it is dated 24 September 2026.
Open point. LN 182 says: "The Government shall by notice in the Gazette, within 2 months of the commencement of this regulation, designate a competent authority for the purposes of these Regulations." (regulation 15(1)); LN 182 came into operation on the Implementation Date (regulation 2). This notice says the Government "has designated the Environmental Agency Limited as the competent authority" and is "Dated 24th September 2026." Open question 2.65.
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 13 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. A person must not make, place on the market, export or use a substance (on its own, in a mixture or in an article) in breach of the restrictions in Schedule 1 (reg 4(1)). This does not apply to use in scientific research and development, but Schedule 1 may limit that exception (reg 4(2) and (3)). There are duties on classification, labelling and packaging (regs 9 to 18), and the notice refers to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) and Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP). The Government had to designate a competent authority by notice in the Gazette "within 2 months of the commencement of this regulation" (reg 26(1)); see .
Dated 24 September 2026. Made by the Government under regulation 26 of the Chemicals Regulations 2026 (LN 183). In force: the text held does not state a date.
Who it affects, and from when. The Environmental Agency Limited, and those covered by LN 183. The text held states no start date; it is dated 24 September 2026.
Open point. LN 183 says: "The Government shall by notice in the Gazette, within 2 months of the commencement of this regulation, designate a competent authority for the purposes of these Regulations." (regulation 26(1)); LN 183 came into operation on the Implementation Date (regulation 2). This notice says the Government "has designated the Environmental Agency Limited as the competent authority" and is "Dated: 24th September 2026." Open question 2.65.
Date not printed in the text held; Gibraltar Laws lists it under 14 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act. In force: on the day of publication (reg 2); the version on Gibraltar Laws gives the start date as 15 July 2026.
What it does. A water supplier must make sure that water intended for human consumption is wholesome and clean, subject to any departure granted under regulation 23 (reg 5(1)). Water counts as wholesome and clean if, among other things, it does not exceed the values in Tables A, B and D of Schedule 1 (reg 5(2)). The Regulations do not apply to recognised natural mineral waters or to waters that are medicinal products (reg 4(1)). The competent authority is the Environmental Agency (reg 3). No person may supply water for human consumption in or from Gibraltar without a licence from the competent authority, except a person contracted by the Government to supply water on the date the Regulations came into force (reg 25(1)). If a water supplier informs a property owner of a risk to health from the pipes and fittings inside the property, the owner must act. The same applies if the supplier informs the owner that the values in Part D of Schedule 1 are not met there. The owner must without delay make sure appropriate steps are taken to remove or reduce the risk of not meeting those values (reg 14(3) and (4)).
Dated 14 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 13 of the Act; signed by the Minister with responsibility for Consumer Affairs. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Consumer Protection (Unfair Trading) Act 2008. According to its explanatory memorandum, it makes domestic provision for Directive (EU) 2024/825. Making a claim about future environmental performance without clear, objective, publicly available and verifiable commitments, set out in a detailed and realistic plan that an independent expert checks regularly, is added to the practices covered by section 6(2) of the 2008 Act on misleading actions (reg 6(4)). New practices are added to the list of practices that are unfair in all circumstances (reg 8). Two examples are: a generic environmental claim for which the trader cannot show recognised excellent environmental performance relevant to the claim; and a claim, based on offsetting greenhouse gas emissions, that a product has a neutral, reduced or positive impact on the environment in terms of those emissions.
Dated 14 July 2026; published in Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. Made by the Government under section 41A of the Contract and Tort Act and section 13 of the Act; signed by the Minister with responsibility for Consumer Affairs. In force: the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026 (reg 2).
What it does. Amends the Consumer Rights on Contracts Regulations 2013. According to its explanatory memorandum, it makes "equivalent domestic provision" for Directive (EU) 2024/825. Traders must give consumers more information before a contract, for example a reminder of the legal guaranteeGuaranteeThe Government’s promise to pay if a borrower cannot. It is not counted as debt until it is called. of conformity, and, where the producer offers at no extra cost a commercial guarantee of durability covering the whole good for more than two years, and makes that information available to the trader, the details of that guarantee; and, where applicable, a reparability score (regs 7 and 8; new definitions in reg 5).
These eight notices change the rules for road haulage between Gibraltar and the EU, and for ships, mainly on greenhouse gas emissions and on ship recycling.
The Minister with responsibility for Transport made it on 3 July 2026, using the power in the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 and all other enabling powers (other powers that allow it to be made). The opening words of the notice call that Act the Treaty of Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026. It appeared in the Gazette of 3 July 2026 and was laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
Made 3 July 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for Transport, under section 13 of the Act (which the enacting words call the "Treaty of Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026") and all other enabling powers; Gazette No. 5320, 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Its stated purpose is to put in place the parts of Annex 27 not otherwise provided for in Gibraltar law (regulation 4). It amends four EU road transport acts as they apply in Gibraltar: Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009 and No 561/2006, Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 (regulations 6 to 9). These cover road haulage operators, drivers' hours and tachographs (the devices that record driving time). It also amends five Gibraltar laws on driver training, working time, recording equipment, the Transport Act 1998 and vehicle construction (regulations 10 to 14). References to Annex 27 include changes made to it by the EU-UK treaty committee on economy and trade under Article 283 (regulation 3(2)).
Published in Gazette No. 5323, 9 July 2026. Corrects LN 140/2026 as published.
What it does. In regulation 8(10)(d) of LN 140/2026, replaces "point (b) of Article 3 of Directive 2002/15/EC" with "Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006".
Who it affects, and from when. As LN 140/2026. It corrects the text as published.
Made 3 July 2026 by the Minister for Education, the Environment and Climate Change, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); Gazette No. 5320, 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Adds new Parts IVB and IVC to the Transport Act 1998. It is an offence to use a vehicle in Gibraltar, without a licence, for an "Article 276(1) road haulage operation" (carriage of goods by road within the EU under Article 276) or an "Article 277 road haulage operation" (carriage of goods by road for a commercial purpose to and from Gibraltar through the EU, including transit and empty journeys linked to it) (new sections 66ZC and 66ZE). An Article 276 operation is limited to Gibraltar and the contiguous frontier zone, which the notice defines as the municipalities of the Mancomunidad de Municipios del Campo de Gibraltar (new sections 66ZC and 66ZO). The Transport Commission must issue a licence, for a category C or C1 vehicle, if it is satisfied that the applicant meets Part A of Annex 27, has applied in the set form and has paid the fee. It may revoke the licence if the holder no longer meets those requirements (new section 66ZF). A person entitled to a licence who is refused one, or a holder whose licence is revoked, may appeal on a point of law to a judge of the Supreme Court (new section 66ZG). Some Article 276(1) operations need no licence, such as mail carried as a universal service and goods carried in vehicles of 2.5 tonnes or less (new section 66ZI). Part IVC also covers drivers, vehicles and tachographs, new regulatory measures, ambulance services, and exemptions from vehicle taxes and duties on the basis of reciprocal treatment (new sections 66ZP to 66ZX). Regulation 5 sets the licence fees.
The Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping made it on 14 July 2026, for the Government, using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law and all other enabling powers (other powers that allow it to be made). It appeared in the Gazette of 14 July 2026. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026. Until a Legal Notice of 1 October 2026, the notice took that term from a European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026. Until (1 October 2026), regulation 3 took that term from a "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026".
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Adds section 98A to the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc.) Act 1993. The Minister "may, by regulations," provide for financial penalties ("FuelEU penalties") on companies whose ships fail requirements, set by or under those regulations, on the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on board, or on the use of shore power or zero-emission technology at berth (new section 98A(1), regulation 5). Such regulations may, among other things, create offences (with a fine of up to level 5 on summary conviction, or a fine on conviction on indictment) and provide for a ship to be detained in the Port of Gibraltar "where a company has failed to pay a FuelEU penalty or where the ship does not carry a valid document of compliance" (new section 98A(4)(b) and (c)). A FuelEU penalty is recoverable as a civil debt due to the Government (new section 98A(3) and (4)). A further power in section 118(3) allows regulations giving effect to Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, or an equivalent international standard, as the Minister considers appropriate (regulation 6).
The Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping made it on 14 July 2026, for the Government. The Minister used a power in the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc.) Act 1993 and the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law. The Minister also used all other enabling powers (other powers that allow it to be made). It appeared in the Gazette of 14 July 2026. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026. Five of its Parts apply to reporting periods starting on or after that date. Until a Legal Notice of 1 October 2026, the notice took that term from a European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping, for the Government, under section 118 of the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc.) Act 1993, section 13 of the Act and all other enabling powers; Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2(1)), 15 July 2026. Parts 3 to 7 apply to reporting periods starting on or after that date (regulation 2(2)). Until (1 October 2026), regulation 3(1) took that term from a "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026".
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Gives effect to the EU "FuelEU Maritime" rules (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805) for ships above 5,000 gross tonnage carrying passengers or cargo for commercial purposes, whatever their flag. They cover energy used in a Gibraltar port, all the energy used on voyages between Gibraltar and a port of an EU country, and half the energy used on voyages between Gibraltar and a port under the jurisdiction of a third country (a country outside the EU). Warships, fishing ships, ships owned or operated by the Government of Gibraltar for non-commercial purposes, and some other ships are excluded (regulation 6). The rules include a limit on the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on board, reporting, pooling and penalties (explanatory memorandum). From 1 January 2030, container ships and passenger ships of that size, moored at the quayside in a port of call in Gibraltar covered by Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804, must connect to shore power and use it for all their electrical power needs at berth. From 1 January 2035 the same applies at other ports of call in Gibraltar where the quay has shore power available. Exceptions, such as stays of less than two hours, are set out in regulation 9(3). The Gibraltar Port Authority is the administering authority, unless the Minister designates another body (regulations 3 and 5(1)). It imposes FuelEU penalties only where Gibraltar is the administering State for the company (regulation 5(5)). The Gibraltar Maritime Administrator is responsible for port state inspections under these rules (regulation 5(2)).
The Minister with responsibility for the Port made it on 14 July 2026, for the Government, using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law and all other enabling powers (other powers that allow it to be made). It appeared in the Gazette of 14 July 2026. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026. Until a Legal Notice of 1 October 2026, the notice took that term from a European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026.
Made 14 July 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for the Port, on behalf of the Government, under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026. Until (1 October 2026), regulation 3 took that term from a "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026".
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Adds the FuelEU Document of Compliance, or an equivalent document issued by an EU country or an EEA State under Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, to the documents checked when a ship is inspected in port (regulations 5 and 6). No enforcement action may be taken under regulation 26 of solely because a ship does not carry the document, until the first verification period after came into operation has ended. Until then, port state control inspectors may issue an observation or a recommendation (regulation 7).
The official text prints no date. The Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping made it, on behalf of the Government, using a power in the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc) Act 1993 and all other enabling powers (not the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law). It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026.
The official text prints no date. Made by the Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping, on behalf of the Government, under section 118 of the Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc) Act 1993 and all other enabling powers (not under section 13 of the Act). In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Controls hazardous materials on ships, requires an inventory of them, and sets duties for ship owners, surveys, certificates and the recycling of ships (regulations 6 to 16 and 18 to 19). The Gibraltar Maritime Administration is the competent authority (regulation 5). Ships other than Gibraltar ships, of 500 gross tonnage and above, calling at a port or anchorage of Gibraltar must carry an inventory of hazardous materials (regulation 17). Regulations 20 to 25 set offences, detention of ships and inspectors' powers.
Who it affects, and from when. Gibraltar ships, except warships and other state ships on non-commercial service, ships under 500 gross tonnage, and ships that operate only in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. Regulation 17 also applies to other ships calling at a port or anchorage of Gibraltar (regulation 4). From 15 July 2026.
The Government made it on 16 July 2026, using the power in Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law and all other enabling powers (other powers that allow it to be made). The Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping signed it. It appeared in the Gazette of 16 July 2026. It came into force on the Implementation Date, 15 July 2026, the day before the notice was made. Until a Legal Notice of 1 October 2026, the notice took that term from a European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026.
Made 16 July 2026 by the Government under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); signed by the Minister with responsibility for the Port and Shipping; Gazette No. 5328, 16 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 1(2)), 15 July 2026, the day before the notice was made. Until (1 October 2026), regulation 2 took that term from a "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026".
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
What it does. Amends Regulation (EU) 2015/757 as it applies in Gibraltar, so that the monitoring, reporting and checking of ship emissions covers more greenhouse gases and more types of ship. This creates rules equivalent to Regulation (EU) 2023/957 (explanatory memorandum). The gases covered are carbon dioxide and, for emissions from 2024 onwards, methane and nitrous oxide (new Article 2(1c)).
Who it affects, and from when. Ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above carrying cargo or passengers for commercial purposes; general cargo ships and offshore ships below 5,000 but not below 400 gross tonnage; and offshore ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above. It covers emissions on voyages from the last port of call to a port of call in Gibraltar, from a port of call in Gibraltar to the next port of call, and within ports of call in Gibraltar (new Article 2(1), (1a) and (1b)). From 15 July 2026.
These five notices name Gibraltar's independent authority for state aid (public support to businesses), amend the law against money laundering, set the information that must go with transfers of money and virtual assets, change who may see the register of the real owners of companies and trusts, and let certain shops and wholesalers claim a tax deduction.
Listed on Gibraltar Laws on 3 July 2026. In force from 15 July 2026.
Listed on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi on 3 July 2026. Made under sections 184, 184ZA and 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. In force: 15 July 2026 (regulation 2).
LN 134/2026, regulation 3 (overview), regulation 47 (revokes Regulation (EU) 2015/847 as it forms part of the law of Gibraltar, and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 (Transfer of Virtual Assets) Regulations 2021). Treaty Annex 17 ("List of Union acts in the area of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing as referred to in Article 198"), item 5. Regulation 4(1)(b): transfers of virtual assets where "the virtual asset service provider, or the intermediary virtual asset service provider, of either the originator or the beneficiary has its registered office in Gibraltar".
Made under sections 184, 184ZA and 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 (section 184ZB is the power the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 added, which LN 143 to 145 and LN 147 on this page also use). In force on 15 July 2026, the treaty's first day. It replaces retained Regulation (EU) 2015/847 with Gibraltar rules on the same subject as Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, which the treaty lists in Annex 17, item 5 ("List of Union acts in the area of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing as referred to in Article 198").
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Made 3 July 2026 by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under section 13 (a power of the Government) and section 72 (a power of the Chief Minister) of the Act, and all other enabling powers; Gazette No. 5320, 3 July 2026. Laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Names the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority as the independent authority for the purposes of Article 205 of the treaty (regulation 3). Article 205(1) requires each Party to set up or keep an operationally independent authority or body with an appropriate role in its State aid control system.
Who it affects, and from when. The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority. Article 205(2) covers any intended measure to grant or alter State aid. The measure must be notified to the independent authority. It must not be put into effect before the authority authorises it. Article 205(3) and (6) set out exceptions to this. From 15 July 2026.
Made 3 July 2026 by the Minister with responsibility for Finance, for the Government, under sections 184, 184ZA and 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015; Gazette No. 5320, 3 July 2026. In force: 15 July 2026 (regulation 2).
What it does. Amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015, the Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners, Nominators and Appointors Regulations 2017 and the Supervisory Bodies (Powers etc.) Regulations 2017 (regulations 3 to 5). One example: an employee of a relevant financial business who reports a potential or actual breach under the business's arrangements is not treated as breaking any restriction on disclosure imposed by contract or by law, and any term of an agreement that tries to stop such a report is void. The employee also has a right not to be subjected to any detriment by the employer for doing so, and may complain to the Employment Tribunal as if the report were a protected disclosure under Part IVA of the Employment Act (new section 6A(3) and (4)). Other changes include rules for virtual asset service providers on transfers to or from self-hosted addresses and on correspondent relationships (new sections 19A and 19B). For the rest, see the notice.
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names no Article of the treaty. The explanatory memorandum says it gives effect to changes made to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive since "IP completion day" (the end of the post-Brexit transition period), and makes other amendments "for the purposes of giving effect to the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union".
Published on 14 July 2026. In force from the day it was published.
Published in Gazette No. 5326, 14 July 2026. Made under sections 184, 184ZA and 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015. In force: on publication (regulation 2), 14 July 2026.
LN 220/2026, regulation 3(2) (new regulation 26(1) to (8) of the Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners, Nominators and Appointors Regulations 2017), regulation 3(3) (omits regulations 26ZZA to 26ZZC), regulation 4 (omits regulations 4(3) and (4) of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Regulations 2026, LN 147/2026).
It amends LN 147/2026 (on this page), the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Regulations 2026, whose explanatory memorandum says it gives effect in part to the treaty. LN 220/2026 is made under sections 184, 184ZA and 184ZB of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015; both use section 184ZB, the power the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 added.
Listed on Gibraltar Laws on 23 September 2026. In force from the day they were published.
Listed on gibraltarlaws.gov.gi on 23 September 2026. Made under section 25 of the Income Tax Act 2010. In force: on publication (rule 2).
LN 338/2026, made under section 25 of the Income Tax Act 2010: rule 3 (definitions, including "relevant person"), rule 4(1) to (11) (deduction; 4(5)(a) cap of 50% of the tax paid in the preceding accounting period or year of assessment; 4(6) to (8) compliance; 4(11) modernisation scheme), rule 5 (extension by Gazette notice on an independent committee's advice), rule 6 (de minimis aid, section 68(4) of the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026). Press release 692/2026: www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Rule 3 takes "Implementation Date" and "transaction tax" from the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026; rule 6(1) allows the deduction only where the Commissioner is satisfied that its grant "complies with the provisions relating to de minimis aid that apply by virtue of section 68(4) of the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 and any legislation made under that Act". Press release 692/2026 says deductions "must comply with the de minimis state aid rules under the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026". www.gibraltar.gov.gi
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
No Legal Notice of 2026 held for this page gives effect to the social security part of the treaty (social security coordination, and the treaty's social security protocol). One held notice of 2026 changes two cross-references in the Act's section on social security coordination. In one place, a reference to a run of six numbered annexes becomes a reference to the social security protocol. In the other, the same reference becomes a reference to that protocol's five annexes. This is a statement about the held notices only. It was not checked against gibraltarlaws.gov.gi.
No Legal Notice of 2026 held for this page gives effect to the social security part of the treaty (Part Four, Title III, social security coordination, and the SSC Protocol). One held notice, , changes two cross-references in section 138 of the Act (social security coordination): "Annexes 31 to 36" becomes "the SSC Protocol" in subsection (1), and "in Annexes 31 to 36" becomes "Annexes SSC-1 to SSC-5" in subsection (6) (regulation 3(7)). This is a statement about the held notices only. It was not checked against gibraltarlaws.gov.gi.
These five notices bring the Act into force, amend the Act itself, set how the Supreme Court deals with cases under the Act, and correct the name of the Act in five other notices.
Made 25 June 2026 by the Chief Minister, under section 2 of the Act. In force: 25 June 2026.
What it does. Brings into operation on 25 June 2026 paragraphs 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 of Schedule 1 to the Act, section 16 so far as it relates to those paragraphs, section 43(7) and section 72(2).
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Who it affects, and from when. The notice does not say. The provisions it starts are as follows. Section 43(7) of the Act covers what implementation regulations on residence may cover. Section 72(2) says the Chief Minister must, by implementation regulations, set up or designate the State aid independent authority. It also starts paragraphs 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 of Schedule 1. These amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015, the Transport Act 1998, the Mutual Legal Assistance (International) Act 2005, the Traffic Act 2005 and the Mutual Legal Assistance (Council of Europe) Act 2018. From 25 June 2026.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Made 7 July 2026 by the Chief Minister, under section 2 of the Act. In force: 15 July 2026.
Made 7 July 2026 by the Chief Minister, for the Government, under section 13 of the Act (and all other enabling powers); Gazette No. 5322, 7 July 2026. In force: on the Implementation Date (regulation 2), 15 July 2026.
What it does. Amends several sections of the Act (regulation 3). For example, it defines the "Second Line Checks Area" at Gibraltar Airport in two parts. For checks by Gibraltar's competent authorities, it is the area or areas within the airport that the Government designates by notice in the Gazette. For checks by officers of the Schengen authorities, it is the area or areas allocated by those authorities and shown in that notice. It may consist of temporary areas until the permanent area is completed (new definition in section 3(1)). In section 72(8) it replaces "shall have the power to ensure that any such intended measure is notified" with "shall notify any such intended measure". It adds a new section 149: nothing in the Act affects the rights of people covered by the withdrawal agreement, the EEA EFTA separation agreement or the Swiss citizens' rights agreement, and they continue to enjoy those rights. The Independent Monitoring Authority is the body that watches over those rights in Gibraltar.
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Treaty provision it carries out. The enacting words say it implements the treaty; they name no Article. The explanatory memorandum says it amends the Act "to ensure closer alignment following the scrubbing of the Agreement" (the final legal check of its wording).
Open point. The notice says "pending completion of the permanent area referred to in Annex A of the Administrative Arrangement referred to in Article 36(6) of the TGEU" (regulation 3(2)(a), new definition in section 3(1) of the Act). The treaty text: Article 36 ("Carriers' liabilityLiability (legal)Being legally responsible for something, such as harm or loss caused to someone, and having to answer for it.") has no numbered paragraphs, so it has no paragraph 6. Article 33(6) says "Administrative arrangements between the United Kingdom, in respect of Gibraltar, and the Kingdom of Spain shall set out the practical arrangements concerning the performance of the duties of the competent authorities of the Kingdom of Spain, operational cooperation aspects relating to border control and the layout for how border checks will be conducted at the border crossing points." Whether Article 33(6) is meant is not stated. Open question 2.55.
Made 7 July 2026 by the Chief Justice, under section 38 of the Supreme Court Act; Gazette No. 5322, 7 July 2026. In force: the day of publication (rule 2), 7 July 2026.
What it does. Proceedings "under or by virtue of" the Act, including appeals and applications, are to be treated in the same way as applications for judicial review (a court's review of whether a public body acted lawfully), with any necessary changes. The fee under Schedule 6 for starting a judicial review is payable (new rule 6(1A) of the Supreme Court Rules 2000).
Treaty provision it carries out. The notice names no Article of the treaty. The explanatory memorandum links it to proceedings under the Act "in connection with the Agreement".
Published in Gazette No. 5347, 1 October 2026, under the heading of the Act. Corrects the five notices as published.
What it does. In LN 163 (regulation 2), LN 191 (regulation 3), LN 192 (regulation 3(1)), LN 193 (regulation 3) and LN 229 (regulation 2) of 2026, replaces "European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2026" with "Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026".
The full title of Gibraltar's 2026 Act that brings the treaty into Gibraltar law is the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026.
Laws, and a Bill, tied to the treaty or to a law on this page, that are not yet in force or not yet made, as far as the notices read up to 19 October 2026 show. Each shows how it is tied to the treaty, the official words that say what is still to come, and their date.
Bill B27/26, published in the Third Supplement to Gazette No. 5348, 2 October 2026. Its explanatory memorandum: the Bill amends the Tobacco Act 1997 "to modernise Gibraltar's tobacco licensing and regulatory regime, in keeping with the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom ...". Its memorandum says it would change licensing thresholds, move some decisions from the Collector of Customs to the Minister, link certain licensing consequences to convictions rather than charges, make trade between licensed retailers easier and lighten reporting; its text would let a retail licence holder sell unused stocks of cigarettes to another, on conditions. Bill B27/26, section 3(2): "In section 2 for “2000” substitute “100,000”" (the Tobacco Act 1997, section 2, in the version on Gibraltar Laws dated 15 July 2026: "commercial quantity" in relation to cigarettes means "2000 or more cigarettes or such other quantity as the Collector of Customs may, by regulations prescribe"). Section 3(10): "In section 11B for “600” substitute “2000”" (section 11B: in a Special Zone declared under section 11A, a commercial quantity of cigarettes is "600 cigarettes or such other number as the Chief Minister may, from time to time, prescribe by notice in the Gazette"). Section 3(12): "In section 13 delete subsections (7) and (8)." (section 13(7): no offence is committed under section 13 if cigarettes are carried in a motor vehicle and the quantity carried, "although a commercial quantity, does not exceed 1,999 cigarettes per adult occupant of the motor vehicle at the time"). Section 3(6): new section 6(15), a retail licence holder may sell or transfer for value unused stocks of cigarettes "in any quantity" to another retail licence holder for onward sale, if both licences are valid and neither is the subject of a pending application for revocation. The explanatory memorandum does not name any of these numbers; it says only that the Bill updates "licensing thresholds", so the changes above are stated from the Bill's text. Revised agenda for 8 October 2026, item 16, footnote: "Bill cannot be proceeded upon before Saturday 14th November 2026". Revised agenda for 14 October 2026, item 16, "A Bill for an Act to amend the Tobacco Act 1997. (B27/26)", footnote 1: "Bill cannot be proceeded upon before Saturday 14th November 2026". On 19 October 2026 the latest sitting listed under Hansard on parliament.gi was 29 September 2026 (afternoon session); no record of the sitting of 14 October 2026 was listed.
Act No. 17 of 2026, section 2: "This Act comes into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by notice published in the Gazette and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes."
Long title of Act No. 18 of 2026 as corrected by LN 71/2026 (on this page): "for the purposes of the implementation of Article 219(4) of the Agreement ...".
Act No. 18 of 2026, section 2: "This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette."
Government press release 195/2026 (20 March 2026) announces "a first tranche of environmental legislation in support of the Government's obligations under the UK-EU Agreement" and says "Four sets of regulations and five Bills were published yesterday" (19 March 2026); it lists "ozone depleting substances" among the subjects the regulations address. www.gibraltar.gov.gi
LN 47/2026, regulation 2: "These Regulations come into operation on the day to be appointed by the Minister in the Gazette."
Long title of Act No. 14 of 2026: "... FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 219(4) OF THE AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF GIBRALTAR ...". Also, Government press release 195/2026 (20 March 2026): "Four sets of regulations and five Bills were published yesterday" as "a first tranche of environmental legislation in support of the Government's obligations under the UK-EU Agreement". The five Bills of 19 March 2026 (Gazette No. 5289) include Bill B08/26, which became the deforestation Act. www.gibraltar.gov.gi
Act No. 14 of 2026, section 30(1): "The Minister shall by regulations- (a) establish an information system for the submission, storage and retrieval of due diligence statements, simplified declarations and related information submitted under this Act; or (b) recognise the information system established under Article 33 of the Deforestation Regulation ...". The deforestation Act defines the Deforestation Regulation as Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. The deforestation Act has been in force since 24 July 2026 (LN 256/2026).
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