Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 74 (C. 6)

Exiting The European Union

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

29th January 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23(6) and 25(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Amendment) Regulations 2020.

Provisions coming into force on exit day

2. The following provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 come into force on exit day( 2 )—

(a) section 7(1) and (6) (status of retained EU law);

(b) section 23(5) (consequential provision) so far as relating to any provision in paragraph (c)(i) and (ii); and

(i) 7 and 8 (existing powers to make subordinate legislation etc.); and

(ii) 10 to 12 (future powers to make subordinate legislation).

Amendment of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018

3. —(1) The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018( 3 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In the heading to regulation 4, for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”.

(3) In regulation 4, for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”.

(4) In regulation 5, for the words from “exit day” to the end of that regulation substitute “IP completion day, as a reference to an “international obligation to the extent it is not an EU obligation.”.”.

Steve Barclay

Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union

29th January 2020

( 1 )

2018 c. 16 .

( 2 )

“Exit day” means 31st January 2020 at 11 p.m. in accordance with section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) . The definition of “exit day” was amended by S.I. 2019/718 , 2019/859 and 2019/1423 .

( 3 )

S.I. 2018/808 .

( 4 )

Amended by Regulation 3 of these Regulations.

( 5 )