The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020

Appointed day

4.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on exit day—

(a)section 1 (saving of ECA for implementation period);

(b)section 2 (additional saving for implementation period);

(c)section 5 (general implementation of remainder of withdrawal agreement);

(d)section 6 (general implementation of related EEA EFTA and Swiss agreements);

(e)section 10 (retention of existing grounds for deportation);

(f)section 15(1) and (2) (Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements);

(g)section 15(3) so far as it relates to the provisions mentioned in paragraph (m);

(h)section 25(4)(b) and (6)(a) (retention of saved EU law at end of implementation period) for the purposes of section 5(6) of, and Schedule 1 to, EUWA so far as they are in force on exit day;

(i)section 26(1)(a) (interpretation of retained EU law) so far as it relates to section 6(7) of EUWA;

(j)section 26(2) (interpretation of relevant separation agreement law);

(k)section 27 (dealing with deficiencies in retained EU law);

(l)section 41(4) and (6) (consequential and transitional provision etc.) so far as relating to any provision so far as it falls within paragraph (n);

(m)paragraphs 1 to 13, 18, 19, 34 and 41 of Schedule 2 (Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements);

(n)the following provisions of Schedule 5 (consequential and transitional provision etc.)—

(i)paragraph 3(1);

(ii)paragraph 7(c);

(iii)paragraph 11;

(iv)paragraph 12(c);

(v)paragraph 18 for the purposes of making regulations under section 30A of the Scotland Act 1998(1);

(vi)paragraph 19 for the purposes of making regulations under section 57(4) of the Scotland Act 1998;

(vii)paragraph 23 for the purposes of making regulations under section 6A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(2);

(viii)paragraph 25 for the purposes of making regulations under section 24(3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998;

(ix)paragraph 28 for the purposes of making regulations under section 80(8) of the Government of Wales Act 2006(3);

(x)paragraph 29 for the purposes of making regulations under section 109A of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(xi)paragraph 33;

(xii)paragraph 35;

(xiii)paragraph 36(c);

(xiv)paragraph 37(d);

(xv)paragraph 40(1), (2) and (5);

(xvi)paragraph 43;

(xvii)paragraph 44(2)(b), (c) and (f) to (h) and (4);

(xviii)paragraph 45;

(xix)paragraph 46;

(xx)paragraph 47(3) and (5);

(xxi)paragraph 48(1), (2) and (4);

(xxii)paragraph 49;

(xxiii)paragraph 51 for the purposes of making regulations under section 1A(3)(a)(ii) of EUWA;

(xxiv)paragraph 53(5), (7)(b) and (8)(b);

(xxv)paragraph 54(1), (4), (5) and (7);

(xxvi)paragraph 55(1) and (2);

(xxvii)paragraph 56(7)(a) so far as it amends paragraph 41(3) to (9) of Schedule 8 to EUWA;

(xxviii)paragraphs 58 to 62; and

(xxix)paragraph 63.