Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 1363 (C. 96)
retained eu law reform
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023
Made
12th December 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 22(3) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023( 1 ).
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023.
(2) In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 .
Provision coming into force immediately before the end of 2023
2. Schedule 1 (sunset of subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation) to the Act comes into force immediately before the end of 2023.
Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2024
3. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st January 2024—
(a) section 3 (abolition of supremacy of EU law);
(b) section 4 (abolition of general principles of EU law);
(c) section 5(3) (“assimilated law”);
(d) section 8 (incompatibility orders);
(e) Schedule 2 (“assimilated law”: consequential amendments).
Kevin Hollinrake
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Business and Trade
12th December 2023