Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Sunsets of retained EU law
1Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation
2Sunset of retained EU rights, powers, liabilities etc
Assimilation of retained EU law
3Abolition of supremacy of EU law
4Abolition of general principles of EU law
5“Assimilated law”
Interpretation and effect of retained EU law
6Role of courts
7Compatibility
8Incompatibility orders
Modification of retained EU law
9Scope of powers
10Procedural requirements
Powers relating to retained EU law and assimilated law
11Power to restate retained EU law
12Power to restate assimilated law or reproduce sunsetted retained EU rights, powers, liabilities etc
13Powers to restate or reproduce: general
14Powers to revoke or replace
15Power to update
16Power to remove or reduce burdens
Assimilated law dashboard and report
17Assimilated law dashboard and report
Business impact target
18Abolition of business impact target
Final provisions
19Consequential provision
20Regulations: general
21Interpretation
22Commencement, transitional and savings
23Extent and short title
Schedules
Schedule 1Sunset of subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation
Part 1
Part 2Retained direct EU legislation
Schedule 2“Assimilated law”: consequential amendments
1Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.))
2Interpretation Act 1978
3Scotland Act 1998
4Northern Ireland Act 1998
5Government of Wales Act 2006
6Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006
7Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)
8European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
9Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)
10Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020
11This Act
Schedule 3Amendment of certain retained EU law
Part 1Change of parliamentary procedure
1Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
2Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19))
3European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16)
4European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)
5European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29)
6Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22)
7Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)
8Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7)
9Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (c. 20)
10Subsidy Control Act 2022 (c. 23)
11Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30)
12Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36)
Part 2Consequential amendments
13European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
14Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020
Schedule 4Regulations: restrictions on powers of devolved authorities
1Introductory
2No power to make provision outside devolved competence
3Requirement for consent where it would otherwise be required
4Requirement for joint exercise where it would otherwise be required
5Requirement for consultation where it would otherwise be required
Schedule 5Regulations: procedure
Part 1General
1Making of regulations by statutory instrument etc
2Combining provision
3Hybrid instruments
Part 2Powers of relevant national authority: separate exercise
4Introductory
5Separate exercise by a Minister of the Crown
6(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where— (a) a Minister of the...
7Separate exercise by Scottish Ministers
8Separate exercise by Welsh Ministers
9(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if— (a) the Welsh Ministers, acting...
10Separate exercise by Northern Ireland department
Part 3Powers of relevant national authority: joint exercise
11Parliamentary procedure
12Joint exercise with Scottish Ministers
13(1) This paragraph applies in relation to regulations under this...
14Joint exercise with Welsh Ministers
15Joint exercise with Northern Ireland department
16Effect of annulment resolution
17Transitional, transitory or saving provision

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

2023 Chapter 28

An Act to revoke certain retained EU law; to make provision relating to the interpretation of retained EU law and to its relationship with other law; to make provision relating to powers to modify retained EU law; to enable the restatement, replacement or updating of certain retained EU law; to enable the updating of restatements and replacement provision; to abolish the business impact target; and for connected purposes.

Be it enacted by the King’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:—