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UK Act of Parliament
2020
United Kingdom
European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
At a glance
What's here
5 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 1 journey
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Security
Duty to notify member States of convictions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Designated UK authority must notify EU Member States of criminal convictions Crown / Minister / Government department
Retention of information received from member States
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Designated UK authority must record and update EU criminal convictions Statutory regulator
Transfers to third countries of personal data notified under section 2
- Restrict transfers of law enforcement data to third countries Any Person
Requests for information from member States
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Designated UK authority must request overseas criminal records for EU nationals Statutory regulator
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Requests for information made by member States
Interpretation of the criminal records provisions
Passenger name record data
Disclosure of vehicle registration data
Mutual assistance in criminal matters
Accreditation of forensic service providers
Member States to remain category 1 territories
Dual criminality
Category 1 territories not applying Trade and Cooperation Agreement to old cases
Part 2 — Trade and other matters
Browse 15 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Disclosure of non-food product safety information within UK
Disclosure of non-food product safety information to Commission
Offence relating to disclosure under section 14(4)(b)
General provisions about disclosure of non-food product safety information
Interpretation of sections 14 to 17
Use of relevant international standards
Disclosure of information and co-operation with other customs services
Powers to make regulations about movement of goods
Administrative co-operation on VAT and mutual assistance on tax debts
Licences for access to the international road haulage market
International road haulage
Disclosure of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs
Social security co-ordination
The EU and Euratom and related organisations and bodies
Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
Part 3 — General implementation
Browse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
General implementation of agreements
Interpretation of agreements
Implementation power
Powers relating to the start of agreements
Powers relating to the functioning of agreements
Funding of PEACE PLUS programme
General financial provision
Requirements in Part 2 of CRAGA
Part 4 — Supplementary and final provision
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation
Regulations
Consequential and transitional provision etc.
Extent, commencement and short title
Schedules
Information to be included in notification of conviction
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must include specific details in criminal conviction notifications Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 121 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
(1) This Schedule sets out the information that is required...
The issue number (if any) and description of any other...
The individual's fingerprints.
A photograph or other image of the individual's face.
The date of the conviction.
(1) In the case of a conviction by or before...
The reference number of the conviction.
The offence of which the individual was convicted.
The date on which the offence was committed (or, if...
The place where the offence was committed.
Any sentence imposed in respect of the offence. In this...
The individual's name.
Any other order made in respect of the offence.
Any previous name of the individual.
Any other name used by the individual.
The individual's gender.
The individual's date and place of birth.
The individual's nationality or nationalities.
The names of the individual's parents.
The number of any passport held by the individual.
Passenger name record data
The PNR regulations are amended as follows.
After regulation 11 insert— Transfers of PNR data to an...
(1) Regulation 12 (transfers of PNR data to third country...
(1) Regulation 13 (period of data retention and depersonalisation) is...
After regulation 13 insert— Use and transfer of EU PNR...
Before regulation 14 insert— Restricted EU PNR data: further provision...
(1) Regulation 14 (protection of personal data) is amended as...
(1) Regulation 16 (application of other data protection enactments) is...
(1) Until the commencement of paragraph 14, the PNR regulations...
(1) This paragraph applies if an agreement (a “new agreement”)...
(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(1) Regulation 3 (designation of passenger information unit) is amended...
After regulation 4 insert— Designated independent authority (1) The Secretary of State must by direction designate a...
(1) Regulation 5 (scope) is amended as follows.
(1) Regulation 6 (processing of PNR data by the PIU)...
(1) Regulation 7 (processing of PNR data by a UK...
Before regulation 11 insert— Requests for PNR data made by...
(1) Regulation 11 (requests for PNR data made by a...
Mutual assistance in criminal matters
In this Schedule “the 2003 Act” means the Crime (International...
(1) The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations...
(1) In Part 1 of the 2003 Act, Chapter 4...
(1) In Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act...
(1) In Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act...
In section 42 of the 2003 Act (information about banking...
In section 51(1) of the 2003 Act (general interpretation), in...
Technical barriers to trade: use of relevant international standards
In the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/618), in regulation...
In the Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1092),...
In the Lifts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1093), in regulation 2A...
In the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1101), in...
In the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1105), in...
In the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in...
In the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1152), in...
In the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), in regulation...
In the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/737), in regulation...
In the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1206), in regulation...
In Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and...
In the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1803), in...
In Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and...
In the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 of 30...
In Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of...
In Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of...
In Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of...
In the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1597),...
In the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2617),...
In the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1881), in regulation...
In the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances...
In the Explosives Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1638), in regulation 2A...
In the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1553), in...
In the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1091), in regulation...
Regulations under this Act
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 6(3) of...
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 32 of...
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under section 32 of...
(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 33 of...
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under section 33 of...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) a statutory instrument to...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) regulations to which paragraph...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) a statutory instrument to...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to— (a) regulations to which paragraph...
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 39(1) is subject...
(1) No provision may be made by a devolved authority...
A statutory instrument containing regulations under paragraph 18 of Schedule...
(1) The consent of a Minister of the Crown is...
(1) No regulations may be made under section 31, 32...
(1) No regulations may be made under section 31, 32...
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Scottish...
A provision is within the devolved competence of the Welsh...
A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...
(1) Any power to make regulations under this Act—
Any power to make regulations under this Act—
The fact that a power to make regulations is conferred...
Any power to make regulations under this Act in relation...
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 22(7) may not...
The power of a Minister of the Crown under section...
Section 28 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act...
If an instrument, or a draft of an instrument, containing...
A power to make regulations which, under this Schedule, is...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a statutory instrument containing regulations...
(1) A statutory instrument which— (a) contains regulations under section...
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under section 31 of...
(1) A statutory instrument which— (a) contains regulations under section...
(1) This paragraph applies to regulations under section 31 of...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if a Minister of the Crown,...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if the Welsh Ministers are to...
Consequential and transitional provision etc.
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The amendments made by section 12 do not apply for...
(1) The definition of “relevant criminal offence” in section 37(1)...
Section 57(2) of the Scotland Act 1998, section 80(8) of...
The fact that a modification of subordinate legislation has been...
. . . . . . . . . ....
. . . . . . . . . ....
In section 30(7) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland)...
The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 is amended as follows....
In section 20 (interpretation), in subsection (1), after the definition...
In section 21 (index of defined expressions), in the table...
In Part 1 of Schedule 8 (general consequential provision), in...
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not have effect...
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- SRA | Registered European lawyers (opens in a new tab) from SRA Detailed Guidance
- Transport goods out of the UK by road - step by step (opens in a new tab) from DfT Detailed Guidance
- International road haulage - cabotage and cross-trade in the EU (opens in a new tab) from DfT Detailed Guidance
- ECMT international road haulage permits (opens in a new tab) from DVSA Detailed Guidance
- International authorisations and permits for road haulage (opens in a new tab) from DVSA Detailed Guidance
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