European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (2018 c. 16)
- European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (2018 c. 16)
- Repeal of the ECA
- 1 Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972
- Savings for implementation period
- 1A Saving for ECA for implementation period
- 1B Saving for EU-derived domestic legislation for implementation period
- Retention of saved EU law at end of implementation period
- 2 Saving for EU-derived domestic legislation
- 3 Incorporation of direct EU legislation
- 4 Saving for rights etc. under section 2(1) of the ECA
- 5 Exceptions to savings and incorporation
- 5A Savings and incorporation: supplementary
- 6 Interpretation of assimilated law
- 6D Incompatibility orders
- 7 Status of assimilated law
- Further aspects of withdrawal
- 7A General implementation of remainder of withdrawal agreement
- 7B General implementation of EEA EFTA and Swiss agreements
- 7C Interpretation of relevant separation agreement law
- Main powers in connection with withdrawal
- 8 Dealing with deficiencies arising from withdrawal
- 8A Supplementary power in connection with implementation period
- 8B Power in connection with certain other separation issues
- 8C Power in connection with Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol in withdrawal agreement
- 9 Implementing the withdrawal agreement
- Devolution
- 10 Protection for North-South co-operation and ... prevention of new border arrangements
- 11 Powers involving devolved authorities corresponding to sections 8 to 8C
- 12 Retaining EU restrictions in devolution legislation etc.
- Parliamentary oversight of withdrawal
- 13 Parliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the EU
- 13A Review of EU legislation during implementation period
- 13B Certain dispute procedures under withdrawal agreement
- 13C Bills affecting trade between Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom
- Financial and other matters
- 14 Financial provision
- 15 Publication and rules of evidence
- 15A Prohibition on extending implementation period
- 15B Ministerial co-chairs of the Joint Committee
- 15C No use of written procedure in the Joint Committee
- 16 Maintenance of environmental principles etc.
- 17 Family unity for those seeking asylum or other protection in Europe
- 18 Customs arrangement as part of the framework for the future relationship
- 19 Future interaction with the law and agencies of the EU
- General and final provision
- 20 Interpretation
- 21 Index of defined expressions
- 22 Regulations
- 23 Consequential and transitional provision
- 24 Extent
- 25 Commencement and short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Further provision about exceptions to savings and incorporation
- Challenges to validity of assimilated law
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- Rule in Francovich
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Corresponding powers involving devolved authorities
- Part 1 Dealing with deficiencies arising from withdrawal
- Power to deal with deficiencies
- No power to make provision outside devolved competence
- ...
- Requirement for consultation in certain circumstances
- Requirement for consent where it would otherwise be required
- Requirement for joint exercise where it would otherwise be required
- Requirement for consultation where it would otherwise be required
- Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1
- PART 1A Provision in connection with implementation period
- Supplementary power in connection with implementation period
- No power to make provision outside devolved competence
- Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
- Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1A
- PART 1B Provision in connection with certain other separation issues
- Powers in connection with Part 3 of withdrawal agreement and EEA EFTA separation agreement
- No power to make provision outside devolved competence
- Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
- Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1B
- PART 1C Provision in connection with Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
- Power in connection with Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
- No power to make provision outside devolved competence
- Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
- Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1C
- Part 2 Implementing the withdrawal agreement
- Power to implement withdrawal agreement
- No power to make provision outside devolved competence
- No power to modify retained direct EU legislation etc.
- Requirement for consultation in certain circumstances
- Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
- Meaning of devolved competence: Part 2
- SCHEDULE 3 Further amendments of devolution legislation and reporting requirement
- Part 1 Corresponding provision in relation to executive competence
- Scotland Act 1998
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- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- Part 2 Reports in connection with retained EU law restrictions
- Reports on progress towards removing retained EU law restrictions
- Interpretation
- Part 3 Other amendments of devolution legislation
- Scotland Act 1998
- Government of Wales Act 2006
- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- SCHEDULE 4 Powers in connection with fees and charges
- Part 1 Charging in connection with certain new functions
- Power to provide for fees or charges
- Meaning of “appropriate authority”
- Requirements for consent
- Minister of the Crown power in relation to devolved authorities
- Time limit for making certain provision
- Relationship to other powers
- Part 2 Modifying pre-exit fees or charges
- Power to modify pre-exit fees or charges
- Meaning of “appropriate authority”
- Restriction on exercise of power
- Requirement for consent
- Relationship to other powers
- SCHEDULE 5 Publication and rules of evidence
- Part 1 Publication of retained direct EU legislation etc.
- Things that must or may be published
- Exceptions from duty to publish
- Part 2 Rules of evidence
- Questions as to meaning of EU law
- Power to make provision about judicial notice and admissibility
- SCHEDULE 6 Instruments which are exempt EU instruments
- EU decisions
- EU regulations
- EU tertiary legislation
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 7 Regulations
- Part 1 Scrutiny of powers to deal with deficiencies
- Scrutiny of regulations made by Minister of the Crown or devolved authority acting alone
- Scrutiny of regulations made by Minister of the Crown and devolved authority acting jointly
- Parliamentary committee to sift certain deficiencies regulations of a Minister of the Crown
- Committee of the National Assembly for Wales to sift certain deficiencies regulations of Welsh Ministers
- Scrutiny procedure in certain urgent deficiencies cases: Ministers of the Crown
- Scrutiny procedure in certain urgent deficiencies cases: devolved authorities
- PART 1A Scrutiny of Specific Powers Relating to Withdrawal Agreement Etc.
- Powers in connection with Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement
- Powers in connection with other separation issues in the withdrawal agreement etc.
- Powers in connection with the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol in the withdrawal agreement
- Part 2 Scrutiny of other powers under Act
- Power to enable challenges to validity of assimilated law
- Power in relation to interpretation of retained EU law
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- Power to repeal provisions relating to retained EU law restrictions
- Powers in connection with fees and charges
- Power to make provision about judicial notice and admissibility
- Power to amend the definition of “exit day”
- Power to make consequential provision
- Power to make transitional, transitory or saving provision
- Parliamentary committee to sift ... consequential regulations of a Minister of the Crown
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- Scrutiny procedure for certain powers to which this Part applies in urgent cases
- Part 3 General provision about powers under Act
- Scope and nature of powers: general
- Scope of consequential and transitional powers
- Anticipatory exercise of powers in relation to section 1B(2) saved law
- Anticipatory exercise of powers in relation to retained EU law
- Anticipatory exercise of powers in relation to the withdrawal agreement etc.
- Scope of appointed day powers
- Effect of certain provisions in Schedule 8 on scope of powers
- Disapplication of certain review provisions
- Explanatory statements for certain powers: appropriateness, equalities etc.
- Further explanatory statements in certain sub-delegation cases
- Annual reports in certain sub-delegation cases
- Further explanatory statements in urgency cases
- Hybrid instruments
- Procedure on re-exercise of certain powers
- Combinations of instruments
- SCHEDULE 8 Consequential, transitional, transitory and saving provision
- Part 1 General consequential provision
- Existing ambulatory references to assimilated direct legislation
- Existing ambulatory references to relevant separation agreement law
- Other existing ambulatory references
- Existing non-ambulatory references
- Existing powers to make subordinate legislation etc.
- Review provisions in existing subordinate legislation
- Future powers to make subordinate legislation
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- Explanatory statements for instruments amending or revoking regulations etc. under section 2(2) of the ECA
- Part 2 Specific consequential provision
- Finance Act 1973
- Interpretation Act 1978
- European Economic Area Act 1993
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)
- Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
- Part 3 General transitional, transitory or saving provision
- Continuation of existing acts etc.
- Part 4 Specific transitional, transitory and saving provision
- Retention of saved EU law at end of implementation period
- Main powers in connection with withdrawal
- Devolution
- Other provision
- SCHEDULE 9 Additional repeals