4(1)A Minister of the Crown may by regulations—U.K.
(a)make provision enabling or requiring judicial notice to be taken of a relevant matter, or
(b)provide for the admissibility in any legal proceedings of specified evidence of—
(i)a relevant matter, or
(ii)instruments or documents issued by or in the custody of an EU entity.
(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(b) may provide that evidence is admissible only where specified conditions are met (for example, conditions as to certification of documents).
(3)Regulations under this paragraph may modify any provision made by or under an enactment.
(4)In sub-paragraph (3) “enactment” does not include primary legislation passed or made after [F1IP completion day].
(5)For the purposes of this paragraph each of the following is a “relevant matter”—
[F2(a)assimilated law,]
(b)EU law,
(c)the EEA agreement,
[F3(ca)the EEA EFTA separation agreement,
(cb)the Swiss citizens' rights agreement,
(cc)the withdrawal agreement,] and
(d)anything which is specified in the regulations and which relates to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) [F4, (c), (ca), (cb) or (cc)].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 5 para. 4(4) substituted (31.1.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 48(4)(a) (with s. 38(3), Sch. 5 para. 66); S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(n)(xxi)
F2Sch. 5 para. 4(5)(a) substituted (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 8(13) (with s. 22(6)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)
F3Sch. 5 para. 4(5)(ca)-(cc) inserted (31.1.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 48(4)(b)(i) (with s. 38(3), Sch. 5 para. 66); S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(n)(xxi)
F4Words in Sch. 5 para. 4(5)(d) substituted (31.1.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 48(4)(b)(ii) (with s. 38(3), Sch. 5 para. 66); S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(n)(xxi)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 4.7.2018 by S.I. 2018/808, reg. 3(e)