- Enforcement
- No single statutory enforcer
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Constitutional framework for converting EU-derived law into UK domestic law. Not itself a substantive obligation-creating or enforceable statute. Child SIs (customs, REACH, etc.) have their own specialist regulators.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
s.013
Review of EU legislation during implementation period
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must arrange Parliamentary debates on vital EU legislationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013
Bills affecting trade between Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must make the prescribed significant-adverse-effect statement before Second Reading of a Bill affecting Northern Ireland-Great Britain tradeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015
Prohibition on extending implementation period
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers are prohibited from extending the post-Brexit transition periodCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015
Ministerial co-chairs of the Joint Committee
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Minister of the Crown must personally co-chair the Withdrawal Joint CommitteeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015
No use of written procedure in the Joint Committee
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- UK co-chair must not use written procedures in the Joint CommitteeCrown / Minister / Government department
36 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001
Saving for ECA for implementation period
s.001
Saving for EU-derived domestic legislation for implementation period
s.005
Savings and incorporation: supplementary
s.006
Incompatibility orders
s.007
General implementation of remainder of withdrawal agreement
s.007
General implementation of EEA EFTA and Swiss agreements
s.007
Interpretation of relevant separation agreement law
s.008
Supplementary power in connection with implementation period
s.008
Power in connection with certain other separation issues
s.008
Power in connection with Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol in withdrawal agreement
s.013
Certain dispute procedures under withdrawal agreement
Schedules
Schedules
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s.sch005
Publication and rules of evidence (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- King's Printer must arrange publication of specified EU instruments and treatiesCrown / Minister / Government department
230 other schedules
s.sch001
(1) There is no right in domestic law on or...
s.sch001
No general principle of EU law is part of domestic...
s.sch001
(1) There is no right of action in domestic law...
s.sch001
There is no right in domestic law on or after...
s.sch001
(1) References in section 5 and this Schedule to the...
s.sch002
(1) A devolved authority may by regulations make such provision...
s.sch002
(1) A provision is within the devolved competence of a...
s.sch002
References in paragraphs 8 to 10, in connection with the...
s.sch002
Supplementary power in connection with implementation period
s.sch002
No power to make provision outside devolved competence
s.sch002
Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
s.sch002
Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1A
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Welsh...
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...
s.sch002
Powers in connection with Part 3 of withdrawal agreement and EEA EFTA separation agreement
s.sch002
No power to make provision outside devolved competence
s.sch002
Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
s.sch002
Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1B
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Welsh...
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...
s.sch002
Power in connection with Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
s.sch002
No power to make provision outside devolved competence
s.sch002
Certain requirements for consent, joint exercise or consultation
s.sch002
Meaning of devolved competence: Part 1C
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Welsh...
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...
s.sch002
(1) A devolved authority may by regulations make such provision...
s.sch002
(1) No provision may be made by a devolved authority...
s.sch002
(1) No provision may be made by the Scottish Ministers...
s.sch002
(1) No regulations may be made under this Part by...
s.sch002
Paragraphs 5 to 7 apply for the purposes of this...
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Scottish...
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Welsh...
s.sch002
A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...
s.sch002
(1) No provision may be made by a devolved authority...
s.sch002
(1) No provision may be made by the Scottish Ministers...
s.sch002
No regulations may be made under this Part by a...
s.sch002
(1) The consent of a Minister of the Crown is...
s.sch002
(1) No regulations may be made under this Part by...
s.sch002
(1) No regulations may be made under this Part by...
s.sch002
(1) A provision is within the devolved competence of the...
s.sch002
(1) A provision is within the devolved competence of the...
s.sch003
Further amendments of devolution legislation and reporting requirement (opens in a new tab)
s.sch003
In section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (EU law...
s.sch003
In section 32 (submission of Bills for Royal Assent), in...
s.sch003
Omit section 34 (ECJ references).
s.sch003
(1) Section 36 (stages of Bills) is amended as follows....
s.sch003
(1) Section 57 (EU law and Convention rights) is amended...
s.sch003
(1) Section 80D (Scottish taxpayers) is amended as follows.
s.sch003
In section 80DA (Scottish taxpayers: Welsh parliamentarians), in subsection (2)(a),...
s.sch003
(1) Section 82 (limits on salaries of members of the...
s.sch003
(1) Section 106 (power to adapt functions) is amended as...
s.sch003
In section 119 (Consolidated Fund etc.), omit subsection (4).
s.sch003
(1) Section 126 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
s.sch003
In section 80 of the Government of Wales Act 2006...
s.sch003
In section 127 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry...
s.sch003
(1) Schedule 4 (enactments etc. protected from modification) is amended...
s.sch003
In Part 2 of Schedule 5 (specific reservations), in section...
s.sch003
(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (devolution issues) is amended...
s.sch003
(1) The table in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 7 (procedure...
s.sch003
After paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 (procedure for subordinate legislation:...
s.sch003
In Schedule 8 (modifications of enactments), omit paragraph 15 and...
s.sch003
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows....
s.sch003
In section 3 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (1A), omit...
s.sch003
In section 13(5) (power of the Welsh Ministers to make...
s.sch003
In section 24 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (EU...
s.sch003
(1) Section 13A (power of the Secretary of State to...
s.sch003
In section 16(3) (disqualification from being Assembly member) omit “(other...
s.sch003
(1) Section 21 (limit on salaries of Assembly members) is...
s.sch003
In section 58A (executive ministerial functions), in subsection (4)(d), for...
s.sch003
Omit section 58B (implementation of EU law: general).
s.sch003
(1) Section 59 (implementation of EU law: designation of Welsh...
s.sch003
In the heading before section 80 (EU law, human rights...
s.sch003
(1) Section 80 (EU law) is amended as follows.
s.sch003
In section 111 (proceedings on Bills)— (a) in subsection (6),...
s.sch003
Omit section 113 (ECJ references).
s.sch003
(1) After the end of each reporting period, a Minister...
s.sch003
In section 115 (Royal Assent), in subsection (3), omit paragraph...
s.sch003
(1) Section 116E (Welsh taxpayers) is amended as follows.
s.sch003
In section 116F (Welsh taxpayers: Scottish parliamentarians), in subsection (2)(a),...
s.sch003
After section 157 (orders, regulations and directions) insert— Explanatory statements...
s.sch003
In section 158(1) (interpretation)— (a) omit the definition of “EU...
s.sch003
In section 159 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry...
s.sch003
In Schedule 3 (transfer etc. of functions: further provisions), omit...
s.sch003
In Part 2 of Schedule 7A (specific reservations), in section...
s.sch003
In paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 7B (protected enactments), in the...
s.sch003
In Schedule 11 (transitional provisions), omit paragraph 35A and the...
s.sch003
In this Part— “appropriate authority” means— the Scottish Ministers, the...
s.sch003
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is amended as follows.
s.sch003
(1) Section 7 (entrenched enactments) is amended as follows.
s.sch003
Omit section 12 (reconsideration where reference made to ECJ).
s.sch003
In section 13 (stages of Bills), omit subsection (5)(b).
s.sch003
In section 14 (submission of Bills by the Secretary of...
s.sch003
In the heading of section 24 (EU law, Convention rights...
s.sch003
(1) Section 27 (quotas for purposes of international etc. obligations)...
s.sch003
After section 96(4) (orders and regulations) insert—
s.sch003
After section 96 (orders and regulations) insert— Explanatory statements in...
s.sch003
In section 98(1) (interpretation)— (a) omit the definition of “EU...
s.sch003
The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.
s.sch003
(1) Schedule 2 (excepted matters) is amended as follows.
s.sch003
In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), in paragraph 38, for the...
s.sch003
In paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 10 (devolution issues) omit the...
s.sch003
In section 2 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (2A), omit...
s.sch003
In section 12 (power of the Scottish Ministers to make...
s.sch003
(1) Section 12A (power of the Secretary of State to...
s.sch004
(1) An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision for,...
s.sch004
If a Minister of the Crown— (a) is an appropriate...
s.sch004
This Part does not affect the powers under sections 8...
s.sch004
(1) A Minister of the Crown is an “appropriate authority”...
s.sch004
(1) A Minister of the Crown may only make regulations...
s.sch004
A Minister of the Crown may by regulations—
s.sch004
(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A), no regulations may...
s.sch004
This Part does not affect the powers under sections 8...
s.sch004
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where any subordinate legislation contains provision...
s.sch004
In this Part an “appropriate authority” means a Minister of...
s.sch004
(1) Where the charging provision consists solely of 1972 Act...
s.sch005
(1) The Queen's Printer must make arrangements for the publication...
s.sch005
(1) A Minister of the Crown may create an exception...
s.sch005
(1) Where it is necessary, in legal proceedings, to decide...
s.sch005
(1) A Minister of the Crown may by regulations—
s.sch006
(1) An EU decision is “an exempt EU instrument” so...
s.sch006
An EU regulation is “an exempt EU instrument” so far...
s.sch006
EU tertiary legislation is “an exempt EU instrument” so far...
s.sch006
The following are “ relevant Protocols ” for the purposes...
s.sch007
Regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.sch007
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 8(1) which...
s.sch007
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 9 which...
s.sch007
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 12(9) may not...
s.sch007
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations of a Minister of...
s.sch007
A statutory instrument containing regulations under paragraph 4 of Schedule...
s.sch007
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 20(4) is subject...
s.sch007
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 23(1) is...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if a Minister of the Crown...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if a Minister of the Crown...
s.sch007
Paragraph 4 applies to regulations under Part 2 of Schedule...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) a statutory instrument to...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under Part 1 of...
s.sch007
(1) Any power to make regulations under this Act—
s.sch007
Any power to make regulations under this Act—
s.sch007
The fact that a power to make regulations is conferred...
s.sch007
(1) The fact that anything continues to be, or forms...
s.sch007
Any power to make regulations under this Act which modify...
s.sch007
Any power to make regulations under this Act which modify...
s.sch007
Any power to make regulations under this Act in relation...
s.sch007
Any power of a Minister of the Crown under this...
s.sch007
The modifications made by Part 1 of Schedule 8 and...
s.sch007
Section 28 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a statutory instrument containing...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a Scottish statutory instrument...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if a Minister of the Crown...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a statutory instrument containing...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a Scottish statutory instrument...
s.sch007
(1) Each person by whom a relevant sub-delegated power is...
s.sch007
(1) Each person by whom a relevant sub-delegated power is...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies where a statutory instrument containing regulations...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies where regulations are to be made...
s.sch007
If an instrument, or a draft of an instrument, containing...
s.sch007
(1) A power to make regulations which, under this Schedule,...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a statutory instrument containing regulations...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if the Welsh Ministers are to...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) a statutory instrument to...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies to— (a) regulations to which paragraph...
s.sch007
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) a statutory instrument to...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies to— (a) regulations to which paragraph...
s.sch007
Powers in connection with Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement
s.sch007
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 8A which...
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under Part 1A of...
s.sch007
Powers in connection with other separation issues in the withdrawal agreement etc.
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under Part 1B of...
s.sch007
Powers in connection with the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol in the withdrawal agreement
s.sch007
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under Part 1C of...
s.sch007
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under paragraph 1(2)(b) of...
s.sch007
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 6(5A) may not...
s.sch008
(1) Any reference so far as it, immediately before IP...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies to any power to make, confirm...
s.sch008
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to any power to make, confirm...
s.sch008
— (1) This paragraph applies to a power to make,...
s.sch008
— (1) This paragraph applies to a power to make,...
s.sch008
(1) Paragraphs 11A and 11B and this paragraph—
s.sch008
(1) A statutory instrument which— (a) is to be made...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies where, on or after IP completion...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies where, on or after IP completion...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies where, on or after IP completion...
s.sch008
In section 56 of the Finance Act 1973 (charges for...
s.sch008
The Interpretation Act 1978 is amended as follows.
s.sch008
In section 21(1) (meaning of “subordinate legislation”) after “any Act”...
s.sch008
(1) Any reference which, immediately before IP completion day—
s.sch008
(1) Any reference so far as it—
s.sch008
After section 23 (application to other instruments) insert— Retained direct...
s.sch008
In section 24 (application to Northern Ireland), in subsection (4)—...
s.sch008
In Schedule 1 (words and expressions defined)—
s.sch008
The European Economic Area Act 1993 is amended as follows....
s.sch008
Omit section 1 (EEA agreement to be an EU Treaty)....
s.sch008
(1) Section 2 (consistent application of law to the whole...
s.sch008
(1) Section 3 (general implementation of the EEA agreement) is...
s.sch008
Omit section 4 (modification of section 3 of the European...
s.sch008
In section 6 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition...
s.sch008
(1) Section 288ZA of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995...
s.sch008
(1) Any reference which, immediately before IP completion day—
s.sch008
(1) Any power to make, confirm or approve subordinate legislation...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph has effect for the purposes of the...
s.sch008
The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is amended...
s.sch008
(1) Section 1 (application of Part 1 of the Act)...
s.sch008
In section 30 (other instruments laid before the Scottish Parliament),...
s.sch008
In section 37 (interpretation of Part 2 of the Act)—...
s.sch008
In Schedule 1 (definitions of words and expressions)—
s.sch008
In section 30 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment...
s.sch008
(1) Anything done— (a) in connection with anything which continues...
s.sch008
(1) Anything done— (a) in connection with anything which continues...
s.sch008
The repeal of section 1A(1) to (4) by section 1A(5)...
s.sch008
Section 4(2)(b) does not apply in relation to any rights,...
s.sch008
(1) Subject as follows and subject to relevant separation agreement...
s.sch008
(1) Any subordinate legislation which— (a) is, or is to...
s.sch008
The prohibition on making regulations under section 6(5A), 8, 8A...
s.sch008
(1) The amendments made by section 12 and Part 1...
s.sch008
The amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 3 do...
s.sch008
A consent decision of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly...
s.sch008
(1) The definition of “relevant criminal offence” in section 20(1)...
s.sch008
(1) The amendment made by paragraph 17 does not affect...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies to any power to make, confirm...
s.sch008
Any subordinate legislation which is, or is to be, made,...
s.sch008
Any power to make, confirm or approve subordinate legislation which,...
s.sch008
(1) Paragraphs 3 to 7 and this paragraph—
s.sch008
(1) In carrying out a review of a provision of...
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