Part 2: Reports in connection with retained EU law restrictions
- Part 2 imposes reporting duties on ministers of the Crown regarding the powers conferred by section 12 and Schedule 3 and matters related to common UK frameworks.
- Paragraph 4 requires a Minister of the Crown to lay a report before Parliament every three months from Royal Assent of the Act on:
- steps taken towards replacing the powers to limit devolved competence in relation to retained EU law, and any regulations made under them, with future arrangements;
- how the principles agreed by the UK, Scottish, and Welsh Governments (including at the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations in October 2017) have been taken into account;
- regulations made under the powers to limit devolved competence in relation to retained EU law, or regulations made to repeal those powers;
- progress that needs to be made before the remaining powers and regulations can be repealed or revoked; and
- any other information that the Minister considers to be appropriate to report.
- Sub-paragraph (4) requires that a copy of the report must be provided to each of the devolved administrations.
- Sub-paragraph (5) provides that this duty ends when no regulations under section 12 and Part 1 of Schedule 3 remain in force and the powers have been repealed.
