Saturday, February 01, 2020

BREXIT : SO WHAT HAPPENS REGARDING THE LAW?

Looks like most EU law will apply unitl the end of the year.

But what about that which doesn't? Is that going to be debated in Parliament? And if so, when? And if not, then who will just sign a law intp being without any scrutiny?

And then, what happens on 1st January 2021?

Is that when Ministers can just sign laws into being without any scrutiny?

If there is a transition period, the draft withdrawal agreement text provides that most EU law (including as amended or supplemented) will continue to apply to the UK during the transition period, which will run until 31 December 2020, unless extended by one or two years. Given the delays to Brexit, this note covers developments to the end of 2022. During the transition period, the UK will therefore need to continue applying and implementing EU law that falls within the scope of the withdrawal agreement. The government has indicated that the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will save the effect of parts of the ECA 1972 for the duration of the transition period, and the EUWA will be amended to take the snapshot of retained EU law at the end of the transition period instead of on exit day. For more information, see Practice note, Brexit: transitional arrangements: Application of EU law to UK during transition, Legal basis for transitional arrangements in UK law and Practice note, Brexit: transitional arrangements: Duration of transition period and extension.

[source : Brexit: EU legislation expected to apply or be implemented in UK pre-Brexit and during transition: tracker, Pracitcal Law, https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/2-631-7191?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&bhcp=1]

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