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SCHEDULES

Section 6

SCHEDULE 1U.K.Consequential provision

Existing ambulatory references to EU legislation becoming part of domestic law under section 1U.K.

1(1)Any reference which, immediately before exit day—U.K.

(a)exists in—

(i)any enactment,

(ii)any provision of EU legislation listed in section 1(3) that is to form part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1), or

(iii)any document relating to anything falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), and

(b)is a reference to (as it has effect from time to time) any provision of EU legislation listed in section 1(3) that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1),

is to be read, on and after exit day, as a reference to the EU provision as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) and, unless the contrary intention appears, as modified by domestic law from time to time.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to any other provision made by or under this Act or any other enactment.

Disapplication in relation to EU legislation becoming part of domestic law under section 1 of other provision relating to ambulatory referencesU.K.

2U.K.Paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (interpretation of ambulatory references) does not apply to a reference to any EU legislation listed in section 1(3) that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1).

Meaning of “retained EU law” etcU.K.

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7[F2(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the definitions of “assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation” in each of—U.K.

(a)Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978;

(b)section 55(2B)(d) of and Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10);

(c)Schedule 1 to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4);

(d)section 44A of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.).]

[F3(2)][F4For the purposes of those definitions] —

(a)EU legislation that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as that body of law is added to or otherwise modified by domestic law from time to time) is to be treated as [F5assimilated] law,

(b)EU legislation that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as modified by domestic law from time to time and including any instruments made under it on or after exit day) is to be treated as [F6assimilated direct] legislation,

(c)EU legislation listed in section 1(3)(a) and (d)(i) that forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as modified by domestic law from time to time) is to be treated as [F7assimilated direct principal] legislation, and

(d)EU legislation that—

(i)forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1(1) (as modified by domestic law from time to time and including any instruments made under it on or after exit day), but

(ii)is not treated as [F8assimilated direct principal] legislation by virtue of paragraph (c),

is to be treated as [F9assimilated direct minor] legislation.

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8U.K.Nothing in paragraph F10... 7 affects the meaning in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 of [F11“assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation”].

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