Legislation – Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

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Introduction

1 Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation

2 Sunset of retained EU rights, powers, liabilities etc

3 Abolition of supremacy of EU law

4 Abolition of general principles of EU law

5 “Assimilated law”

6 Role of courts

7 Compatibility

8 Incompatibility orders

9 Scope of powers

10 Procedural requirements

11 Power to restate retained EU law

12 Power to restate assimilated law or reproduce sunsetted retained EU rights, powers, liabilities etc

13 Powers to restate or reproduce: general

14 Powers to revoke or replace

15 Power to update

16 Power to remove or reduce burdens

17 Assimilated law dashboard and report

18 Abolition of business impact target

19 Consequential provision

20 Regulations: general

21 Interpretation

22 Commencement, transitional and savings

23 Extent and short title

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Sunset of subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation

Schedule 2 “Assimilated law”: consequential amendments

Schedule 3 Amendment of certain retained EU law

Schedule 4 Regulations: restrictions on powers of devolved authorities

Schedule 5 Regulations: procedure

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Interpretation and effect of retained EU law

7Compatibility

(1)

A relevant national authority may by regulations provide that subsection (2) applies (and section 5(A2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 does not apply) to the relationship between—

(a)

any domestic enactment specified in the regulations, and

(b)

any provision of F1assimilated direct legislation so specified.

(2)

Where this subsection applies, the domestic enactment specified under subsection (1)(a)—

(a)

must, so far as possible, be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with the provision of F1assimilated direct legislation specified under subsection (1)(b), and

(b)

is subject to that provision of F1assimilated direct legislation so far as it is incompatible with it.

(3)

Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision by modifying any enactment.

(4)

No regulations may be made under subsection (1) after 23 June 2026.

(5)

In this section “domestic enactment” has the same meaning as in section 5 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.