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Retained EU Law (Revocation And Reform) Act 2023

Annex A - Territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom

  1. This Act extends and applies to the whole of the UK (save where the Act amends, repeals or revokes things)). Repeals, revocations and amendments made by the Act have the same territorial extent and application as the legislation that they are amending. The Act does not extend to any Overseas Territories or Crown dependencies. 
  2. Regulations made under powers in the Act may have extraterritorial effect where they are being used to amend legislation which already produces a practical effect outside the UK.
    Provision Extends to E & W and applies to England? Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? Extends and applies to Scotland? Extends and applies to Northern Ireland?
    Section 1: Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 2: Sunset of retained EU rights, powers, liabilities etc Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 3: Abolition of supremacy of EU law Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 4: Abolition of general principles of EU law Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 5: "Assimilated law" Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 6: Role of courts  Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 7: Compatibility Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 8: Incompatibility orders Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 9: Scope of powers Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 10: Procedural requirements Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 11-13: Power to restate Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 14: Power to revoke or replace Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 15: Power to update  Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 16: Power to remove or reduce burdens under retained direct EU legislation Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 18: Abolition of business impact target Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 19: Consequential provision Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 20: Regulations general Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 21: Interpretation Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 22: Commencement, transitional and savings Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 23: Extent, and short title Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 1: Amendment of certain retained EU law Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 2: Assimilated law: consequential amendments Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 3: Amendments of certain retained EU law Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 4: Regulations: restrictions on powers of devolved authorities  Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 5: Regulations: procedure Yes Yes Yes Yes

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