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Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.

Amendments of primary legislation

2.  Schedule 1 contains amendments of primary legislation.

Amendments of subordinate legislation

3.  Schedule 2 contains amendments of subordinate legislation.

Amendments of retained direct EU legislation

4.  Schedule 3 contains amendments of retained direct EU legislation.

Power to alter standards relating to eCall service

5.—(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision to replace the standards that are for the time being referred to in Articles 2(j) and (k), 3(1) and (4) and 4 of the eCall Regulation.

(2) Regulations under paragraph (1) may amend the eCall Regulation.

(3) Regulations under paragraph (1)—

(a)may make different provision for different purposes, and

(b)may contain transitional provisions and savings.

(4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under paragraph (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5) In this regulation “the eCall Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013 of 26 November 2012 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall.

Margot James

Minister of State

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

12th February 2019