Legislation – The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
PART 2Immigration and Nationality
Chapter 1Amendment of primary legislation
Amendment of the Immigration Act 19888.
(1)
The Immigration Act 198813 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 7 (persons exercising Community rights and nationals of member States)—
(a)
for the heading, substitute “Rights under retained EU law”;
(b)
in subsection (1), for the words from “an enforceable EU right” to the end, substitute—
“—
(a)
a retained enforceable EU right, or
(b)
any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 197214 as that provision is modified from time to time.”;
(c)
after subsection (1), insert—
“(1A)
“Retained enforceable EU right” means a right that—
(a)
was created or arose by or under the EU Treaties before the coming into force of this subsection, and
(b)
forms part of retained EU law by virtue of section 3 or 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018,
as that right is modified from time to time.”.