Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020

PART 1Measures relating to ending free movement

1Repeal of the main retained EU law relating to free movement etc.

2Irish citizens: entitlement to enter or remain without leave

3Protection claimants: legal routes from the EU and family reunion

4Meaning of “the Immigration Acts” etc.

5Consequential etc. provision

PART 2Social security co-ordination

6Power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination

7Interpretation

SCHEDULE 1Repeal of the main retained EU law relating to free movement etc.

PART 1EU-derived domestic legislation

1Section 7 of the Immigration Act 1988 (exemption from requirement...

2(1) Section 109 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act...

3In the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2999), in...

PART 2Retained direct EU legislation

4(1) Article 1 of the Workers Regulation is omitted.

PART 3EU-derived rights etc.

5(1) Any rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures...

6(1) Any other EU-derived rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies...

SCHEDULE 2Further provision about the scope of the power under section 6

PART 1Scope of the power of a Minister of the Crown acting alone or jointly

1No provision that would be within the legislative competence of...

2In considering, for the purposes of paragraph 1, whether a...

PART 2Scope of the power of a Northern Ireland department acting alone

No power to make provision outside devolved competence

3No provision may be made by a Northern Ireland department...

4A provision is within the devolved competence of a Northern...

Requirement for consent where it would otherwise be required

5(1) The consent of the Secretary of State is required...

Requirement for joint exercise where it would otherwise be required

6(1) No regulations may be made under section 6 by...

Requirement for consultation where it would otherwise be required

7(1) No regulations may be made under section 6 by...

8In this Part of this Schedule— “Northern Ireland devolved authority”...

PART 3Transitional provision

Transitional exception

9Section 24(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (restriction on...

SCHEDULE 3Regulations under section 6

PART 1Statutory instruments

1Any power to make regulations under section 6—

PART 2Scrutiny of regulations under section 6

Scrutiny where sole exercise

2(1) A statutory instrument containing regulations of the Secretary of...

Scrutiny where joint exercise

3Regulations under section 6 of a Minister of the Crown...

Combination of instruments

4(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a statutory instrument containing regulations...

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020

2020 c. 20

An Act to make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes.

[11th November 2020]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—