Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2020.

Appointed day

2. The following provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—

(a) section 7 (rights related to residence: application deadline and temporary protection);

(b) section 8 (frontier workers);

(c) section 9 (restrictions of rights of entry and residence);

(d) section 12 (recognition of professional qualifications);

(e) section 13 (co-ordination of social security systems);

(f) section 14 (non-discrimination, equal treatment and rights of workers etc.);

(g) section 18 (main power in connection with other separation issues);

(h) section 19 (powers corresponding to section 18 involving devolved authorities);

(i) section 21 (main power in connection with Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol);

(j) section 22 (powers corresponding to section 21 involving devolved authorities);

(k) section 23 (protection for certain rights, safeguards etc. in Belfast Agreement) so far as it relates to paragraph 5 of Schedule 3;

(l) section 26(1)(d) (interpretation of retained EU law and relevant separation agreement law);

(m) section 28 (ancillary fee-charging powers);

(n) section 41(4) and (6) (consequential and transitional provision etc.) so far as relating to any provision so far as it falls within paragraph (p);

(o) Schedule 1 (powers of devolved authorities under sections 12, 13 and 14);

(p) the following provisions of Schedule 5 (consequential and transitional provision etc.) to the extent they are not already in force —

(i) paragraph 51;

(ii) paragraph 52(2);

(iii) paragraph 56(6)(a);

(iv) paragraph 56(7)(b) except so far as it relates to the making of regulations under Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 2 ); and

(v) paragraph 64.