European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020

32 Powers relating to the start of agreements

(1) A relevant national authority may by regulations make such provision as the relevant national authority considers appropriate in connection with—

(a) the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement or the Security of Classified Information Agreement (to any extent) coming into force, or becoming provisionally applied, later than IP completion day and after a period of time during which the agreement concerned was (to that extent) neither in force nor provisionally applied, or

(b) the ending, suspension or resumption of any provisional application of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement or the Security of Classified Information Agreement.

(2) Regulations under this section may make any provision that could be made by an Act of Parliament (including modifying this Act).

(3) Regulations under this section may not—

(a) create a relevant criminal offence,

(b) amend, repeal or revoke the Human Rights Act 1998 or any subordinate legislation made under it, or

(c) amend or repeal the Scotland Act 1998, the Government of Wales Act 2006 or the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (unless the regulations are made by virtue of paragraph 27(b) of Schedule 5 to this Act or are amending or repealing any provision of those Acts which modifies another enactment).

(4) See also Part 2 of Schedule 5 (general restrictions on certain powers of devolved authorities: devolved competence etc.).