Legal and Regulatory
SI Title |
Laid Date |
Policy Area |
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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 |
19/07/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations make repeals in consequence of the repeal of the European Union Act 2011 (c. 12) (2011 Act ) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) (2008 Act) by Schedule 9 of the European Union Withdrawal Act (c. 16) (Withdrawal Act ). These regulations make transitional and savings provisions in relation to those repeals. These consequential repeals are needed to remove redundant provisions following the coming into force of various provisions of the Withdrawal Act via the ˜European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018/808'. These regulations also make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36); the Laying of Documents before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948 (c. 59); and The Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979/1573 (N.I. 12) to reflect the introduction of a new category of retained direct EU law into the UK legal system. These amendments ensure that the normal rules on making secondary legislation and on laying documents before parliament apply to powers and duties contained in retained direct EU legislation. These amendments also provide that normal rules on making secondary legislation apply to instruments made under powers contained in regulations made under the Withdrawal Act. These consequential amendments are needed to make it clear that new powers and duties in retained direct EU legislation and new powers in regulations made under the Withdrawal Act fit in with our existing legal frameworks. |
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Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
25/07/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of these regulations is to amend the Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (SR 2000/347) (the 2000 Regulations) which make provision for when flags may be flown on Government buildings in Northern Ireland. In particular those Regulations require the flying of the Union flag, and where a building has two flagpoles, the European flag, on Europe Day (May 9th). These Regulations remove those requirements and take effect on exit day. |
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Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
13/08/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument amends the Public Lending Right Scheme (the Scheme). The Scheme confers on authors a right to receive payments from a central fund based on the number of times their books are lent out by public libraries (known as the Public Lending Right). The purpose of this amendment is to maintain the status quo and ensure authors resident in the United Kingdom will continue to be eligible to register for the Public Lending Right, as well as residents of a European Economic Area (EEA) State, following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (EU). |
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13/09/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This Statutory Instrument (SI) has been made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to ensure that the UK statute book is ready, on Exit, to comply with The Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (the 2005 Hague Convention). The 2005 Hague Convention aims to ensure the effectiveness of choice of court agreements made between parties to international commercial contracts. The UK and EU have agreed that during the implementation period, the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of international agreements, including the 2005 Hague Convention. This Statutory Instrument therefore would only apply in the unlikely event that the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU is not concluded. The UK currently participates in the 2005 Hague Convention by virtue of EU membership, the EU itself having concluded the Convention in 2015 and thus being a Contracting Party. UK participation will therefore cease on Exit. As explained in the Government's ˜Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework “ A future partnership paper' (August, 2017), the UK remains committed to continuing to participate in the 2005 Hague Convention after the UK leaves the EU. This SI is required as part of the UK's overall preparations to achieve full independent contracting party status to the 2005 Hague Convention after we leave the EU and to ensure an effectively functioning statute book. It will underpin the UK's future ability to meet its international treaty obligations by ensuring the smooth continuation of existing domestic implementing legislation relating to this Convention, on and after exit day. This SI will ensure that the rules of the 2005 Hague Convention on the recognition of exclusive choice of court agreements can work effectively between the UK and all the existing contracting parties to this Convention including the EU, Denmark, Montenegro, Mexico and Singapore. It will also ensure that the UK can operate the 2005 Hague Convention with any future contracting parties to this Convention. |
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13/09/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This Statutory Instrument (SI) has been made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to ensure that the UK statute book is ready, on Exit, to comply with The Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the 2007 Hague Convention). The UK and EU have agreed that during the implementation period, the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of international agreements, including the 2007 Hague Convention. This Statutory Instrument therefore would only apply in the unlikely event that the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU is not concluded. The UK currently participates in the 2007 Hague Convention by virtue of EU membership, the EU itself having concluded the Convention in 2014 and thus being a Contracting Party. UK participation will therefore cease on Exit. As explained in the Government's ˜Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework “ A future partnership paper' (August 2017), the UK remains committed to continuing to participate in the 2007 Hague Convention after the UK leaves the EU. This SI is required as part of the UK's overall preparations to achieve full independent contracting party status to the 2007 Hague Convention after we leave the EU and to ensure an effectively functioning statute book. It will underpin the UK's future ability to meet its international treaty obligations by ensuring the smooth continuation of existing domestic implementing legislation relating to this Convention, on and after exit day.This SI will ensure that the rules of the 2007 Hague Convention on the recognition and enforcement of cross-border maintenance decisions (including for child maintenance) can work effectively between the UK and all the existing contracting parties to this Convention including the EU, USA, Brazil, Turkey and Ukraine amongst others. It will also ensure that the UK can operate the 2007 Hague Convention with any future contracting parties to this Convention. |
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Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
22/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 amend Regulation (EU) 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (the CPM Regulation) as retained under the EU (Withdrawal) Act and associated domestic legislation to ensure that, post EU Exit protection measures made in EU Member States will continue to be recognised and may be enforced in England & Wales and Northern Ireland. |
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Inquiries and Coroners (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
29/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument amends references to obligations and enforceable obligations under EU law in the Inquiries Act 2005 and the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, and amends references to community obligations in the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959, to ensure reference is now made to retained EU obligations and to retained enforceable EU obligations following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. It also amends s43 of the Inquiries Act 2005 to provide a definition of ˜retained enforceable EU obligation' for the purposes of this SI with reference to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. |
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29/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This Statutory Instrument revokes Regulation 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (the Service Regulation); and Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (the Evidence Regulation), once they have become retained EU law. It also provides for the cessation of the rights, etc. deriving from the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil and commercial matters (the Denmark Service Agreement) and revokes two Scottish Statutory Instruments relevant to the Service Regulation and two EU Council decisions relevant to the Denmark Service Agreement. It also makes provision for savings and transitional matters. |
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31/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, in the field of accounts and reports of UK corporate bodies. These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of accounts and reports required of certain types of business undertakings, namely companies, building societies, friendly societies, certain types of partnerships, limited liability partnerships and overseas companies (an overseas company is defined in section 1044 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) as a company incorporated outside the United Kingdom). Schedule 1 makes some minor and technical amendments under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), updating some cross-references to EU law before exit day. Schedule 2 amends primary legislation, namely the Companies Act 2006, the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40) and the Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53). |
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31/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made in order to address deficiencies in retained EU law in relation to the Companies Act 2006 and supporting secondary legislation that arise from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (this instrument does not directly address deficiencies in the area of accounting and audit which are being amended in separate instruments). It will ensure that the UK's company law framework will be able to function effectively, providing clarity and a smooth transition for business on and after exit day. |
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European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
31/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made under section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law and other deficiencies. It will ensure that any European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) registered in the UK immediately before exit day has a clear legal identity and can operate effectively on and after that day. |
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European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
31/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. It will ensure that European Public Limited-Liability Companies (often referred to by their Latin name, Societas Europaea (SEs)) registered in the UK on exit day have a clear legal identity and a domestic framework within which to operate. |
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Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 |
31/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Act) 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a) and (g) of section 8(2) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of employment rights, removing (or amending) references that are no longer appropriate once the UK has exited the EU. Part 1 makes relevant amendments. Firstly, to Article 37 of the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 which currently provides a power to make regulations in certain circumstances where EU obligations relating to the treatment of employees on the transfer of all or part of an undertaking or business do not apply. The amendments do not change the scope of the power but ensure the wording used is appropriate once the UK has exited the EU. Secondly, Part 1 amends the Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, removing powers to make regulations (relating to annual leave), which are no longer appropriate once the UK has exited the EU. |
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Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
31/10/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This SI makes amendments to employment law to reflect the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) in the event that there is no deal with the EU. The amendments ensure the legislation is clear by removing or amending language that is no longer appropriate once the UK has exited the EU. |
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Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
06/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is primarily being made using various powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as well as other domestic powers in the Companies Act 2006, the Companies (Audit Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004, the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 and the European Communities Act 1972. It addresses failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). It will ensure that the framework for the regulatory oversight and professional recognition of statutory auditors and third country auditors in the UK works effectively following the UK's withdrawal from the EU. |
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09/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument revokes the following three Regulations once they have become retained EU law, and variously amends and revokes related EU amending measures and domestic legislation: Regulation (EC) No. 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims (the EEO Regulation); Regulation (EC) No. 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure (EOP Regulation); and Regulation (EC) No. 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP Regulation) |
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Provision of Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
12/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Provision of Services Regulations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 amends the Provision of Services Regulations 2009. In addition, this Statutory Instrument revokes parts of the Provision of Services (Insolvency Practitioners) Regulations 2009 and the Provision of Services (Insolvency Practitioners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, and makes amendments to the Insolvency Practitioner Regulations 2005 and the Insolvency Practitioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006. It revokes Commission Decision 2009/739/EC. These changes are being made in order to address deficiencies arising as a result of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. |
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Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
16/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Mediation Directive seeks to harmonise certain aspects of mediation in relation to EU cross-border disputes, with the aim of promoting its use in those EU cross-border disputes. A cross-border dispute can be a dispute between people who are domiciled or habitually resident in two or more different Member States (for example, contract, debt, contact with children) or it can be a dispute where the judicial proceedings or arbitration following mediation between the parties are started in a Member State other than one where the parties are domiciled or habitually resident. For the purposes of the Mediation Directive, Denmark is not included in the term Member State. |
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19/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(b) to (d)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of cross-border insolvency. These Regulations also contain minor amendments to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and to employment legislation in Northern Ireland bringing that legislation into line with EU law. These amendments are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 21) (the ECA) and come into force on the day after these Regulations are made. The EU Regulation on insolvency proceedings ((EU) 2015/848) (the EUIR) determines in which member State main insolvency proceedings may be opened and provides that decisions opening proceedings are to be recognised in other member States. Main proceedings may only be opened in the state where the centre of the debtor's main interests, or COMI, is located. Secondary proceedings may be brought in a state where the debtor has an establishment. The EUIR makes other provisions to facilitate the operation of cross-border insolvency proceedings including for co-operation between courts and insolvency practitioners. These Regulations address the deficiencies that will arise from the absence of mutual application of the EUIR. It is not appropriate to continue to apply the EUIR unilaterally in respect of EU proceedings when member States will not apply the Regulation to UK proceedings. There is however a saving and transitional provision in regulations 4 and 5 which continues to apply the EUIR, the previous EU insolvency regulation and the associated domestic law where main proceedings have been opened before exit day. The court may decide not to apply these Regulations in the circumstances set out in regulation 5. |
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Services of Lawyers and Lawyer's Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
21/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to end the preferential practising rights of EU and EFTA lawyers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. These are provided by a reciprocal European framework consisting of Directives and implementing legislation. The Directives will cease to apply to the UK on EU Exit and the reciprocity on which they depend will accordingly cease. Our instrument will, therefore, revoke the implementing legislation, thereby realigning the position of EU and EFTA lawyers with other third country lawyers. This is subject to transitional provision, to give certain EU and EFTA lawyers the time to make the necessary changes to their practice or business structure to comply with the new regulatory framework. |
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Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
22/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (the Criminal Justice SI or the SI) are made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Act). Its purpose is to address failures in retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) by amending the domestic legislation which implemented five EU criminal justice measures. |
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European Institutions and Consular Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
26/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This statutory instrument revokes, amends or makes savings in respect of Directly Effective Treaty Rights arising from Articles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and its Protocols. It also makes amendments or revocations in respect of retained direct EU law which relates to the functioning of institutions and bodies of the European Union and the application of its rules in EU legislation. This is to help make the UK state book coherent, to facilitate the smoothest possible transition and to ensure the UK's legal system effectively functions after exit day, in a no deal scenario. |
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28/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 make regulations under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act). This instrument makes provision in relation to civil legal aid in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. It repeals the domestic legislation implementing the EU Legal Aid Directive 2003/8/EC to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes (the EU Legal Aid Directive). The EU Legal Aid Directive sets requirements for provision of legal aid in cross-border disputes for individuals domiciled or habitually resident in EU Member states |
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29/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that the UK statute book accommodates retained EU law, a new body of domestic law introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, coherently and effectively after the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This instrument amends the Interpretation Act 1978, the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, which set out general rules of interpretation for legislation. |
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Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
29/11/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument makes limited technical legal amendments to Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement, a mechanism by which EU law is currently applied to and in the EEA EFTA states. On exit day, Protocol 1 will migrate onto the domestic statute book and become part of the new body of domestic law known as ˜retained direct EU legislation' (RDEUL). To make sure that Protocol 1 functions properly after exit, this instrument makes a number of amendments to it to make clear that Protocol 1 only applies to the EU law, incorporated into the EEA Annexes, that forms part of RDEUL; that any obligation owed to or any right conferred on EU Member States, their public entities, undertakings or individuals, is also owed to or conferred on EEA EFTA states, their competent authorities, public entities, undertakings or individuals; and that certain redundant provisions are removed. |
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European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 |
06/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 amends the Pharmacy Order 1976 (the 1976 Order) and makes transitional and savings provisions, in reliance on the powers conferred by section 8(1) and paragraph 21 of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. These changes are being made to address deficiencies arising as a consequence of the United Kingdom's (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU). |
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Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
10/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument, the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, is made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act) to ensure a functioning domestic statute book in the event the UK exits the EU without an agreement in relation to civil judicial cooperation in family law. The relevant EU family law instruments deal with jurisdiction and recognition in matrimonial matters of divorce, legal separation or annulment (divorce etc), parental responsibility (including residence and contact and international child abduction) and family maintenance matters reciprocally between EU Member States and that reciprocity will no longer apply between EU Member States and the UK after exit. This instrument addresses changes required to retained EU law to avoid inappropriate unilateral UK application of these rules following exit, as well as making provision for cases which started before exit day. |
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10/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that the European Union (EU) rules that determine the law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations continue to operate effectively in domestic law after the UK's exit from the EU. Those EU rules are contained, in particular, in Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) and Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II). |
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Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
12/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument, the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, is made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act) to ensure a functioning domestic statute book in the event the UK exits the European Union (EU) without a post-exit agreement on civil judicial cooperation. It relates to cross-border civil and commercial disputes, specifically questions about the court in which disputes should be adjudicated and the recognition and enforcement of judgments. These matters are currently regulated under a series of EU instruments and treaties collectively known as ˜the Brussels Regime', which operate in a reciprocal manner between EU Member States, and that reciprocity will no longer apply in relations between the EU Member States and the UK after exit. This instrument addresses changes required to retained EU law in order to avoid inappropriate or unworkable unilateral application of these rules by the UK following exit, as well as making provision for cases which are ongoing as at exit day. It also repeals the Decision that currently allows the UK to cooperate on civil and commercial matters in the European Judicial Network. |
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12/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act) to remedy deficiencies in EU-derived domestic legislation which is retained EU law within the meaning of that Act. It amends rules on jurisdiction and repeals rules on recognition for the divorce of same sex couples and the dissolution of civil partnerships to correspond to the changes being made in relation to opposite sex married couples by the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. This instrument also amends the powers to make regulations relating to jurisdiction and recognition to enable the use of the powers after UK exit. |
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Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
13/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This statutory instrument amends references to the European Union, its laws and institutions in a range of legislation relating to equalities. These references will become redundant when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on 29 March 2019 and therefore this instrument is required to ensure that the relevant domestic legislation remains clear, workable and fit for purpose after this date. This instrument also revokes two pieces of redundant retained direct EU legislation, so that they no longer have effect domestically after EU exit. |
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Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
13/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made in order to address deficiencies in retained EU law in relation to public procurement arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), ensuring the legislation continues to operate effectively after the UK leaves the EU. The EU legal framework for the regulation of public procurement by public authorities and utilities consists of a package of directives (the EU Procurement Directives) that govern procedures for the award of public contracts over specified financial thresholds to suppliers of works, goods and services. They are aimed at ensuring that the EU public procurement market is open and competitive and that suppliers are treated equally and fairly. The EU Procurement Directives were implemented for England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (the Regulations). This instrument also relates to certain directly applicable EU legislation in the field of public procurement, such as Regulation 2195/2002 on the Common Procurement Vocabulary that aims to standardise the references used by contracting authorities and entities to describe procurement contracts. This instrument addresses deficiencies in retained EU law that arise as a result of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. It amends or removes provisions that are inoperable, inappropriate or would otherwise prevent the legislation from functioning effectively after exit day within the meaning of section 8 of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. For example, provisions that relate to the publication of notices in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) and to the submission of reports to the European Commission (the Commission) would no longer be appropriate because they impose requirements and confer functions in respect of EU entities that no longer have such functions in relation to the UK after exit. These have been removed or replaced with provisions that relate to the functions of ˜domestic' bodies and entities. |
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Electronic Commerce (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
18/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address deficiencies arising in the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 (the eCommerce Regulations 2002) and the Electronic Commerce Directive (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018 (the eCommerce Regulations 2018) as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union in the event of ˜no deal' EU exit. These regulations, for which DCMS has responsibility, implement aspects of the eCommerce Directive (eCD) into UK law. |
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Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 |
19/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 amends the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualification) Regulations 2015 (the 2015 Regulations), revokes the effect of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (the 2007 Regulations) in relation to Switzerland, and makes transitional and savings provisions, in reliance on the powers conferred by section 8(1) and paragraph 21 of schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Under the same powers this instrument will also make transitional and savings provisions to legislation concerning school teachers. These changes are being made to address deficiencies arising as a consequence of the United Kingdom's (UK's) withdrawal from the European Union (EU). In addition, this instrument will update schedules in the 2015 Regulations in reliance on powers in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. In addition, this instrument will make minor amendments to legislation concerning school teachers, in reliance on the powers in section 132 of the Education Act 2002. |
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20/12/18 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 amend various pieces of legislation concerned with the regulation of health and care professionals (see Part 3 of the Annex) and make transitional and savings provisions in respect of certain applications and notifications in reliance on the powers conferred by section 8(1) and paragraph 21 of schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. These changes are being made to address deficiencies arising as a consequence of the United Kingdom's (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU). |
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Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
15/01/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of the instrument ( ˜the Regulations') is to ensure that that the United Kingdom's (UK's) statute book continues to function effectively in the area of security, law enforcement and criminal justice, and regulatory measures in scope of the Regulations should the UK leave the European Union (EU) without an agreement in March 2019. The Regulations will address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively or address other legislative deficiencies arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This will provide legal and operational certainty. For extradition, the Regulations will provide the legislative underpinning for the UK to transition its cooperation with Member States to a non-EU mechanism. |
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21/01/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made in order to address deficiencies in UK domestic legislation and retained EU law in relation to the disclosure of confidential information arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) ensuring that the legislation continues to operate effectively at the point at which the UK leaves the EU. Specifically, this instrument amends Part 23 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2188) (the Disclosure Regulations) which set out the gateways for disclosing confidential information within the UK, to EEA regulatory authorities and to third-country regulatory authorities. The instrument also amends UK legislation that applies the Disclosure Regulations, in a modified form, to different financial services regimes. In addition, the instrument amends retained direct EU legislation. The amendments ensure that confidential information can continue to be disclosed by UK regulators from exit day. The instrument also makes amendments to correct some minor errors in domestic legislation which do not arise from withdrawing from the EU, and are therefore made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, section 349 of FSMA and section 92 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013. |
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25/01/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument addresses deficiencies in retained EU law relating to statistics arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. It is made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the 2018 Act), the majority of the law it addresses having been retained under section 3 of the same Act. In particular, this instrument: Amends the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 to replace references to EU law with references to the appropriate equivalent retained EU law; Amends one Act and four statutory instruments so that their references to certain European standards continue to refer to the EU, rather than the retained EU law, version of those standards; and Revokes the majority of the retained direct EU legislation that (a) sets out the EU architecture for the production by Member States, and transmission to Eurostat of statistical data and (b) establishes standards and technical classifications with respect to certain statistical data (together, EU statistics law), together with relevant equivalent law in the retained EEA agreement. |
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31/01/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, in the field of accounts and reports of UK corporate bodies, to make some consequential amendments and transitional provision as a result of the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1298), and to make minor corrections to two EU Exit statutory instruments. |
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Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) 2019 |
31/01/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this statutory instrument is to set out the procedure for court reviews in Northern Ireland against sanctions decisions made under the Sanctions and AntiMoney Laundering Act 2018 (œthe Act). It makes amendments to existing rules of court (the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland)) so that the government can apply to the court for sensitive material to be disclosed only to special advocates and the court on the basis of this being in the public interest. |
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Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 |
11/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made in order to amend the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 before they come into effect in such a way as to preserve in domestic law, for a time-limited period of 18 months, the duties which United Kingdom (UK) contracting authorities and other contracting entities currently owe towards economic operators from countries with which the European Union (EU) has, before exit day, concluded a trade agreement by which it is bound. 2.2 In doing so, the UK will be able to demonstrate that it is able to comply with the procurement obligations arising from those EU-third country trade agreements which the UK intends to ˜transition' to apply to the UK as an independent party following EU Exit. |
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Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
12/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
On exit day, the EU Withdrawal Act makes clear that there will be no right in domestic law on or after exit day to challenge any retained EU law on the basis that, immediately before exit day, an EU instrument was invalid1 . After exit, rulings of the CJEU will no longer be binding on UK courts and so any declaration of invalidity after exit will not affect the validity of retained EU law. However, there may be instances where a UK court is waiting for a ruling on validity from the CJEU, or cases begun before exit where a ruling on validity would usually have been sought. Therefore, this instrument makes transitional provision so that where cases have begun in UK courts before the UK's exit from the EU, and where those cases require a judgment on the validity of EU law, judges in the UK courts are able to rule on the validity EU law. |
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Services of Lawyers and Lawyer's Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
12/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to implement the UK-Swiss Separation Agreement for lawyers, by amending the legislation that removes practise rights for Swiss (and EEA) lawyers in a No EU Deal scenario (The Services of Lawyers and Lawyers Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019). It will grant Swiss nationals who have Swiss legal qualifications recognised by a UK regulator (Registered European Lawyer (REL) status) before Exit Day the right to transfer into an English & Welsh or Northern Irish profession. It will prevent the revocation of REL status for Swiss lawyers and enable two groups - Swiss lawyers qualified as of Exit Day and those who have started to obtain their qualifications as Swiss lawyers before Exit Day - the right to start recognition procedures or apply to join a legal profession in England & Wales or Northern Ireland within 4 years of Exit Day. It will grant Swiss lawyers (or other nationals established or permanently employed, and professionally recognised in Switzerland) the right to continue providing services in the UK, in the service of contracts that are extant on Exit Day, for up to 90 days per year, for the duration of the contract (though limited to 5 years in the first instance, with scope for a Joint Committee to extend in 5-year periods). |
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State Aid (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
12/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument will correct deficiencies arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU and guarantee legal operability; without operability amendment and restatement of the Regulations policy absurdity would occur due to the references to the EU State aid regime and process. This instrument will do no more than is appropriate in ensuring that deficiencies are corrected upon leaving the EU, and where appropriate, that retained EU law is stated in a clearer and more accessible way. This instrument complements the State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Statutory Instrument (the State Aid Framework SI) laid by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The State Aid Framework SI will stand up the domestic regime and amend deficiencies in retained EU law including the General Block Exemption Regulation (No 651/2014) and the General De Minimis Regulation (No 1407/2013). It also transfers monitoring and reporting functions from the European Commission to a UK domestic regulator “ the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). This instrument ensures that the current agricultural, fisheries and CAP exemptions from the EU State aid regime are operable. It corrects deficient references throughout the amended Regulations to, for example, the Commission, Member States, and the internal market. For example, in Article 5 of Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation, references to Commission Notices are being replaced with references to CMA statements of policy. The instrument transfers a number of minor Commission functions to the domestic regulator. For example, when the UK has exceeded its annual State aid budget, certain categories are then only exempted from State aid rules for a 6 month period. The instrument gives the CMA the power to extend this 6 month period. The instrument also makes minor amendments to other CAP legislation in the area of State aid. This is to ensure that these State aid clauses, which ensure the proper operation of funding arrangements under the retained CAP Regulations, continue to operate effectively after EU Exit. |
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13/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations amend the Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Magistrates' Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 and the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (that apply respectively, in Northern Ireland and England and Wales). They are made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and address deficiencies in the relevant legislation that arise from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and amendments made by other instruments made under powers conferred by that Act. They remove from those procedure rules references to provisions that will be repealed, revoked or disapplied by the Act and by those other instruments. |
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Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 |
14/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is made using powers in the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act). It amends the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to ensure that, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the court's jurisdiction to determine a financial remedy application and the type of financial remedy the court can order under the Children Act 1989 and the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 are not narrowed as a result of European Union (EU) exit. |
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Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) Regulations 2019 |
28/02/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations will provide explicit recognition in UK legislation for conformity assessment (product safety compliance) against EU regulations carried out by bodies in third countries that have entered into a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), or a trade agreement including provisions on conformity assessment (collectively referred to as Agreements), with the European Union (EU). These Regulations will provide certainty that relevant goods that are conformity assessed by bodies in third countries that are recognised under the Agreements, can be placed on the UK market pre-exit. By making it clear that conformity assessment by certain bodies in these third countries should be treated as if it had been carried out by a body under EU law, these Regulations will also ensure that these products can continue to be placed on the UK market after exit, under the relevant EU Exit legislation. The countries with Agreements covered by this measure are Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey, South Korea and Israel. |
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Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
14/03/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Instrument revokes the retained EU law version of the Geo-Blocking Regulation (Regulation 2018/302) and revokes the Geo-Blocking (Enforcement) Regulations 2018. These revocations are being made in order to address deficiencies arising as a result of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. |
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04/04/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument revokes Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME), in order to address failures of retained EU law as provided for by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. |
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European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
18/06/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. It enables UK public authorities to continue to take part in European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation if they wish once the UK has left the EU. |
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02/07/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that the UK statute book works coherently and effectively following the UK s withdrawal from the EU. It clarifies how certain terms, including EU-related definitions, should be interpreted in domestic legislation on or after exit day. This instrument also clarifies how non-ambulatory cross-references to EU legislation should be read where such references relate to a time before exit day. Non-ambulatory references are references which are not automatically updated. The regulations make technical repeals to redundant provisions within primary legislation arising from the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the EUWA). These are primarily repeals of amending provisions, in particular relating to the European Communities Act 1972 (the ECA ), where the EUWA has already provided for the repeal of the amended provisions. The purpose of the repeals in these Regulations is to tidy up the statute book and they have no substantive effect. |
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Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
11/07/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (˜this Instrument ) disapplies provisions on freedom of establishment and the free movement of services which continue as directly effective rights in domestic law, by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The Instrument is being made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, in order to address deficiencies in retained European Union (EU) law arising as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the EU. |
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15/07/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is primarily being made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), as well as other domestic powers in the Deregulation Act 2015, the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) (including some that were introduced by the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/177 - the audit regulations)) and the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c. 12). This instrument continues the process of addressing failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). This is intended to ensure that the frameworks for the application of international accounting standards under UK law, and for regulatory oversight and professional recognition of statutory auditors and third country auditors in the UK, work effectively following the UK s withdrawal from the EU. |
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22/07/19 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Regulations make amendments to the Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 which are required as a result of the extension to the UK s exit from the EU. The majority of the amendments arise from the introduction of new Scottish Insolvency Rules, which came into force on 6 April 2019, and which the previous SI could not address. Not amending these new rules to take account of EU exit would create uncertainty for businesses and consumers in Scotland, and an inefficient insolvency process “ undermining confidence and the UK insolvency regime s reputation. Additionally, Article 25 of the EU Insolvency Regulation 2015 (EUIR), which came into force on 26 June 2019, and so could not be revoked by the previous SI, will require revocation so as to be clear that there is no legal obligation to integrate UK insolvency registers with the EU. |
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Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
03/02/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument continues the process of addressing failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). This is intended to ensure that the frameworks for regulatory oversight and professional recognition of statutory auditors and third country auditors in the UK work effectively following the UK s withdrawal from the EU. These parts of the instrument, with the other changes to the relevant frameworks, will come into force at the end of the implementation period. This is consistent with the withdrawal agreement between the UK and the European Union. The instrument also implements developments in EU law and makes sure that the UK s domestic implementation of EU law works effectively. |
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14/02/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to amend the International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/685) (IAS SI). The IAS SI addressed failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, in the field of accounts and reports of UK corporate bodies. This instrument provides a transitional arrangement for companies whose financial years ˜straddle the Implementation Period completion day (IP completion day), for the purposes of the IAS SI. The instrument also makes minor amendments to correct errors in the IAS SI and ensures that the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/177) (Audit SI) functions as intended. The instrument will apply to companies and other undertakings, but companies are referred to throughout for ease of reference. |
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24/04/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument amends four pieces of EU-derived legislation which extend the time limit for bringing court proceedings where a consumer is engaged in non-binding alternative dispute resolution (ADR). These are: the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, the Limitation Act 1980, the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 and the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. The instrument removes references to the ADR Directive (2013/11/EU) and the effect of the amendments is that the relevant time limit will only be extended for ADR in which the consumer is resident in the UK and uses the services of an ADR provider which is authorised within the UK. The amendments substantively mirror amendments already made to section 140AA (extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross border or domestic contractual disputes) of the Equality Act 2010 by the Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/305) (the Equality Exit Regulations). This instrument also amends the Equality Exit Regulations for full consistency of drafting and to insert a transitional provision into those Regulations. |
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Companies and Statutory Auditors etc. (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
21/05/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 to replace references to exit day with IP completion day in EU Exit related Regulations. It will ensure that the United Kingdom statute book will function correctly and provide clarity and a smooth transition for business after the Transition Period (TP). |
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Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 “ Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020 |
08/06/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument makes provision designating the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens Rights Agreements for the purposes of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. |
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15/06/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament on 13 May 2020. This instrument amends deficiencies in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) which established a European spatial data infrastructure (SDI). Directive 2007/2/EC requires Member States to operate national SDIs. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 replaced Commission Decision 2009/442/EC. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372 simplifies arrangements for monitoring the use of the SDI and reporting on the cost, benefits and governance of implementation. This instrument also makes consequential amendments to the INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1338). This will ensure that amendments made to the UK INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157) which incorporated the INSPIRE Directive into UK law covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland reflect the new Commission Decision and will be operable after the UK exits the EU. 2.3 This instrument makes similar consequential amendments to the INSPIRE (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 103/2019), at the request of the Scottish Government. This instrument also makes consequential amendments to The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 1350/2019 which are necessary as a result of the replacement of Commission Decision 2009/442/EC by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372. These amendments are made to ensure that the regulation making power in The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 1350/2019 can be used as necessary to amend Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1372. These amendments are being made to enable the continued operability of the INSPIRE legislative architecture as retained EU law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, following the UK s withdrawal from the EU. The INSPIRE Directive was implemented in England and Wales and Northern Ireland by INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157), and in Scotland by INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/440). |
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Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement) Regulations 2020 |
19/06/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement) Regulations 2020 (this instrument) makes arrangements for the domestic enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (the EU Online Intermediation Services Regulation). |
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30/06/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Regulations make amendments to the Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to implement the Withdrawal Agreement that has been agreed with the EU. They amend the transitional and savings provisions contained in those regulations. The Regulations give effect to Article 67(3)(c) of the Withdrawal Agreement. This provides that the EU Insolvency Regulation ((EU) 2015/848) (the EUIR) will continue to apply in respect of main proceedings opened before the IP Completion Date. |
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Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
02/07/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act) to ensure there is a functioning domestic statute book at the end of the transition period. It amends the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Civil Regulations), the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Family Regulations), the Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Mediation Regulations) and the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Rules Regulations) to address minor defects in those instruments and to clarify the interaction of international conventions and domestic law after the end of the transition period. This Memorandum refers to ˜the end of the transition period rather than to exit day , since while this instrument is not concerned with the references to exit day in the instruments which it amends, those references will be amended where necessary by a separate instrument or instruments made under powers in relation to implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement. |
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Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
02/07/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is required to help ensure that the UK has a functioning statute book at the end of the Transition Period. Under section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act 2018), directly effective EU legislation will be retained in UK law at the end of the Transition Period. This instrument makes amendments to the retained version of Regulation 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (the Online Intermediation Services Regulation) to ensure that it functions correctly in domestic law at the end of the Transition Period. |
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06/07/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Professional Qualifications and Services (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (this instrument) implements into domestic law the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (RPQ) provisions in the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement and the Swiss Citizens Rights Agreement (collectively, the Agreements), that are not covered by existing RPQ EU Exit legislation. In addition, this instrument will also make changes to the domestic frameworks for RPQ and services, as follows: disapply certain retained directly effective EU treaty rights relating to RPQ and revoke three pieces of direct EU legislation that would otherwise be retained in domestic law by virtue of sections 4 and 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) respectively; make corrections to RPQ EU Exit legislation; change some references to ˜exit day to account for the Transition Period (TP) in various RPQ and Services EU Exit legislation; and correct a transposition error in the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 (the 2015 Regulations ). |
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Companies (Shareholders Rights to Voting Confirmations) Regulations 2020 |
09/07/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations implement Directive (EU) 2017/828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement (OJ L 132, 20.5.2017, p. 1) (the Directive) so far as it is not already given effect in United Kingdom law. The Directive amends Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p. 17) (the 2007 Directive). |
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Services of Lawyers and Lawyer s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
21/07/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(c) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. They are also made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12 and 14 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 which make provision for recognition of professional qualifications and equal treatment and provisions implementing the withdrawal agreement, the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens rights agreement (as those agreements are defined in section 39(1) of that Act), These Regulations revoke with some savings, legislation in the field of legal services in particular, legislation relating to the provision of legal services and the practice of law by European lawyers within England and Wales and Northern Ireland. The Schedule make consequential amendments and transitional provision. |
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17/09/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament on 22 July 2020 and withdrawn on 17 September 2020. The main purpose of the European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 is to implement parts of the Swiss Citizens Rights Agreement and EEA EFTA Separation Agreement concerning recognition of professional qualifications (RPQ) of health and care professionals that are not covered by existing ˜no deal RPQ legislation. This will be achieved by making amendments to the European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/593) and the European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (SI 2019/585), collectively referred to as the 2019 EU Exit Regulations . The amendments made by this instrument in relation to implementing provisions of the Swiss Citizens Rights Agreement and EEA EFTA Separation Agreement are transitional and savings provisions, and will not affect any ongoing system of recognition contained in various other pieces of RPQ legislation. In addition, this instrument will make minor corrections to the 2019 EU Exit Regulations. As a result of this instrument containing corrections, having consulted with the SI Registrar, this instrument is being published under the free issue procedure. |
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Taking Account of Convictions (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 |
24/09/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to implement the separation provision on taking account of convictions, set out in the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the withdrawal agreement). The withdrawal agreement provides for a Transition Period (TP) following the UK s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. This instrument amends domestic legislation to implement Article 62(1)(g) of Part 3, Title V of the withdrawal agreement. That Article sets out the separation provision that preserves the application of Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the member States of the European Union (the TAC Framework Decision ) in respect of any criminal proceedings instituted, but not concluded, before IP completion day (i.e. the day on which the TP ends). |
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State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
29/09/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to disapply EU law relating to State aid that is retained in the UK by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act). The overall effect is to ensure that EU State aid law does not form part of UK domestic law as retained EU law after the end of the transition period. This instrument does not affect the application of the State aid provisions in the Northern Ireland Protocol. |
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Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
30/09/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) and 8B(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order (a) to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies in retained EU law (under section 8(2)(c) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union; and (b) to make provision in relation to the withdrawal agreement. |
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Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
07/10/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made in order to address deficiencies in retained EU law in relation to public procurement arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and to give effect to Title 8 of Part 3 of the Withdrawal Agreement and Title 5 of Part 3 of the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement (together, the relevant withdrawal provisions), to ensure that retained EU law in the field of public procurement operates effectively after the Implementation Period ends on 31 December 2020. This instrument revokes the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (2019/560) (the 2019 EU Exit Regulations) and the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (2019/623) (which amends the 2019 EU Exit Regulations) before they come into force. Those Regulations were made before the UK and EU had entered into the Withdrawal Agreement or the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement. |
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European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
08/10/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that the UK statute book works coherently and effectively following the end of the transition period. It clarifies how certain terms, including EU-related definitions, should be interpreted in domestic legislation on or after IP completion day. As part of this, the instrument clarifies how cross references to EU legislation should be read. The instrument makes technical repeals to redundant provisions within primary legislation arising from the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA). These are primarily repeals of amending provisions, in particular relating to the European Communities Act 1972 (the ECA ), where EUWA has already provided for the repeal of the amended provisions. The purpose of the repeals in these Regulations is to tidy up the statute book and they have no substantive effect. The instrument amends the Interpretation Act 1978 (and the devolved equivalents) in relation to the interpretation of references to relevant separation agreement law . The instrument also amends EUWA to provide for how existing references to EU instruments that form part of relevant separation agreement law and how existing nonambulatory references to direct EU legislation should be read. It also makes consequential amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 20191 (S.I. 2019/628) (the 2019 Regulations) and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) Order 2013. The instrument makes new interpretation provisions in light of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (WAA), to remove uncertainty about which version of an EU instrument applies, whether the retained version or the version applied by the Withdrawal Agreement. The instrument provides a general gloss to ensure that the correct interpretation of the EU instrument applies. SIs being prepared by other departments in order to implement the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland Protocol are relying on these glosses. These SIs are required for IP completion day. |
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Law Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
13/10/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), 8B(1) and (2) and 23(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (the Withdrawal Act), and section 41(1) and (5) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Chapter 9 of Part 2 of these Regulations (extradition) is also made in part in reliance on various powers in the Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41). Part 2 of these Regulations amends the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742) (the law enforcement regulations), and Part 3 amends the Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/780) (the criminal justice regulations). These instruments were the means by which amendment was made to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and to make savings and transitional provision in respect of certain law enforcement matters and procedures which had begun but not been completed before the end of the transitional period. The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the law enforcement regulations and the criminal justice regulations in light of Title V and, in so far as it relates to police and judicial cooperation, Title VII of Part 3 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the withdrawal agreement). Title V makes provisions in respect of ongoing police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, relating to certain EU instruments for law enforcement cooperation and information exchange. Title VII makes provision in respect of data and information processed or obtained before the end of the transition period or in relation to ongoing proceedings under the withdrawal agreement. Similar provisions are made in Title III and Title IV of Part 3 of the Agreement on arrangements between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the EEA Agreement and other agreements applicable between the United Kingdom and the EEA EFTA States by virtue of the United Kingdom s membership of the European Union (the EEA EFTA separation agreement) . These provisions are referred to in both agreements as other separation issues . Generally, the other separation issues preserve the application of particular EU measures in respect of any matters or procedures begun (but not completed) before the end of the transition period. In addition, they preserve the applicable law on personal data and confidential treatment and restricted use of data and information, in respect of data and information stocks accrued or exchanged in relation to those transitional cases. By virtue of sections 7A and 7C of the Withdrawal Act, rights, powers, obligations, remedies etc as they arise or are created from time to time in the withdrawal agreement are given legal effect in the legal system of the United Kingdom (and sections 7B and 7C make similar provision in relation to the EEA EFTA separation agreement). Additionally, these Regulations make further provision to address deficiencies in retained EU law (in particular under section 8(2)(a) to (d) and (g) of the Withdrawal Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, in relation to EU law in the law enforcement and security sphere that has come into force since the law enforcement regulations were made, or where further deficiencies in existing retained EU law have been identified. |
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21/10/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument forms part of legislation to ensure the United Kingdom (UK) has a customs safety and security regime in place at the end of the transition period following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU). It introduces a temporary waiver on the requirement for Entry Summary (ENS) declarations from countries that do not currently require them, and changes the timing requirement for the submission of a pre-arrival ENS for all short sea journeys, and a pre-departure Exit Summary (EXS) declaration for short containerised sea journeys. The instrument also removes duplication between existing statutory instruments and maintains the power to require registration for an Economic Operators Registration Identification (EORI) number in certain other circumstances which was omitted from a previous statutory instrument. |
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The European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
21/10/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament on 8 October 2020. The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that the UK statute book works coherently and effectively following the end of the transition period. It clarifies how certain terms, including EU-related definitions, should be interpreted in domestic legislation on or after IP completion day. As part of this, the instrument clarifies how cross references to EU legislation should be read. The instrument makes technical repeals to redundant provisions within primary legislation arising from the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA). These are primarily repeals of amending provisions, in particular relating to the European Communities Act 1972 (the ECA), where EUWA has already provided for the repeal of the amended provisions. The purpose of the repeals in these Regulations is to tidy up the statute book and they have no substantive effect. The instrument amends the Interpretation Act 1978 (and the devolved equivalents) in relation to the interpretation of references to relevant separation agreement law. The instrument also amends EUWA to provide for how existing references to EU instruments that form part of relevant separation agreement law and how existing nonambulatory references to direct EU legislation should be read. It also makes consequential amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 20191 (S.I. 2019/628) (the 2019 Regulations). The instrument makes new interpretation provisions in light of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (WAA), to remove uncertainty about which version of an EU instrument applies, whether the retained version or the version applied by the Withdrawal Agreement. The instrument provides a general gloss to ensure that the correct interpretation of the EU instrument applies. SIs being prepared by other departments in order to implement the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland Protocol are relying on these glosses. These SIs are required for IP completion day. |
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Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
22/10/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument will ensure that Northern Ireland will continue to implement EU law required by the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement (the Protocol) relating to explosives precursors and firearms. |
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Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
02/11/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
Article 18 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union makes provision for consent to be provided by the Northern Ireland Assembly to the continued application of Articles 5 to 10 of that Protocol. Consent must be given every 4 or 8 years depending whether it is given on a simple majority or cross-community basis. These Regulations make provision for that democratic consent process. They do so by inserting a new Schedule 6A in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47). Part 3 of that Schedule makes provision for the process that will apply in circumstances where there is a functioning Northern Ireland Executive. Part 4 makes provision for the process that will apply in circumstances where there is not a functioning Executive in place. This is consistent with the undertaking made by the United Kingdom Government in its declaration concerning the operation of the Democratic consent in Northern Ireland provision of the Protocol made on 17 October 2019 (unilateral Declaration). Where consent is given on a simple majority rather than cross-community basis, then Part 6 of new Schedule 6A requires the Secretary of State to commission an independent review into the functioning of the Protocol and the implications of any decision to continue or terminate alignment on social, economic and political life in Northern Ireland. Again, this is consistent with the undertakings made by the Government in the unilateral Declaration. |
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Customs (Declarations) (Amendment and Modification) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
09/11/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument forms part of legislation to be made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (TCTA) to ensure that the United Kingdom (UK) has a customs regime in place at the end of the transition period following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU). The measures contained in this instrument introduce a number of changes that will allow customs procedures to continue to operate efficiently at the end of the transition period and will help to facilitate the movement of goods between Great Britain and the EU. They include the application of staged border controls by allowing goods to move without full customs controls through border locations without existing customs control systems, clarifying the simplified declaration process, introducing new rules for travellers for goods that cannot be declared orally or by using paper declarations, and extending the scope of the process for making declarations by conduct. |
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Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 |
10/11/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument will make amendments to previously made legislation to prepare the United Kingdoms (UKs) audit regulatory regime for the end of the Transition Period. It will grant states of the European Economic Area (the EEA States) and Gibraltar approval as equivalent third countries and their audit regulatory authorities status as approved third country competent authorities on account of the adequacy of their arrangements for the transfer of audit working papers and investigation reports. This instrument will also extend the duration of the period of provisional approval as an approved third country competent authority that has been granted to the Independent Regulatory Board of South Africa. These amendments will come into effect at the end of the Transition Period. This instrument is intended to ensure that the UKs audit regulatory regime continues to allow for cross-border listing of securities on the UKs regulated markets by companies in the EEA States and Gibraltar and makes sure there are no obstacles in the UK framework for regulatory cooperation with their competent authorities. |
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Civil, Criminal and Family Justice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
10/12/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument amends the following statutory instruments (the Exit SIs) to ensure they clearly reflect the UKs obligations under the relevant paragraphs of Articles 67, 68 and 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement, which make provision for the treatment of matters which are ongoing at the end of the Transition Period: the Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation and Saving Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (the Service and Evidence Exit SI); the European Enforcement Order, European Order for Payment and European Small Claims Procedure (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (the European Procedures Exit SI); the Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Mediation Exit SI); the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Civil Exit SI); the Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the CPM Exit SI); the Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Legal Aid Exit SI); the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the FPR and COPR Exit SI); the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019 (the CPR Exit SI); and the Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulation) 2019 (the Criminal Justice Exit SI). This instrument also amends the Civil Exit SI, the Legal Aid Exit SI, the FPR and COPR Exit SI and the CPR Exit SI to update references to ˜exit day to ˜IP completion day. The Exit SIs were made before the Withdrawal Agreement was concluded and while their commencement was delayed by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (the 2020 Act), references to ˜exit day in substantive provisions were not amended. This SI therefore amends the Exit SIs listed in order to update references to ˜exit day. |
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Social Security, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
10/12/20 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument makes changes to social security, Child Benefit and tax credit regulations. Further to the Social Security, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the 2019 regulations) (S.I. 2019/1431) these changes will ensure that at the end of the transition period the rights of certain non-European Economic Area (EEA) nationals lawfully living and working in the United Kingdom (UK) are protected or removed as appropriate for the purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits and tax credits. This instrument amends the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/636) to remove, for the purposes of accessing Universal Credit, the exception from being a person subject to immigration control for nationals from the European Union (EU) and European Economic Areas (EEA), in addition to Turkey and North Macedonia, who have ratified either the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance and the European Social Charter. |
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FLEGT Licensing Scheme (Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 |
04/01/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument lists Indonesia as a ‘Partner Country’ for the purpose of the Great Britain (“GBâ€) Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (“FLEGTâ€) licensing scheme, enabling the continued supply of legally harvested timber and timber products into the United Kingdom (“UKâ€) from Indonesia, after the end of the Implementation Period. |
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06/01/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument amends the retained EU regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (EUR 2012/236, as amended by S.I. 2018/1321), commonly known as the Short Selling Regulation (“the SSRâ€). It lowers the initial notification threshold for the reporting of net short positions to the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCAâ€), in relation to the issued share capital of a company that has shares admitted to trading on a trading venue, from 0.2% to 0.1%. This change will allow the FCA to more effectively monitor short selling activity at a time of increased market volatility, and to act against any short selling activity that impacts on the integrity of the market. |
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Markets in Financial Instruments (Switzerland Equivalence) Regulations 2021 |
13/01/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made in order to specify that the legal and supervisory framework for stock exchanges in Switzerland meet at least equivalent outcomes to the UKs corresponding regime. It will allow all investment firms subject to the trading obligation as set out in Article 23(1) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation, as it forms part of retained EU law (MiFIR) to trade shares that fall within scope of the share trading obligation on Swiss trading venues that have been recognised as equivalent. This decision is being made under powers in Article 51(1) of, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 3 to, MiFIR, following an assessment of the legal and supervisory framework applicable to Swiss trading venues. |
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15/01/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the 2018 Act) in order to address failures of retained EU law and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. It also makes amendments under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 to continue to align the accounting and reporting framework for Limited Liability Partnerships with that for companies. |
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Customs Tariff (Establishment and Suspension of Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 |
21/01/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Customs Tariff (Establishment and Suspension of Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (these Regulations) make technical amendments to the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and the Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The amendments give legal effect to reference documents referred to in each set of Regulations. These updated reference documents have been amended in relation to tariffs applying to goods which are subject to trade remedies. The effect of these changes is that the trade remedies applicable to the goods concerned accurately reflect the injury margin associated with those remedies. Both sets of Regulations being amended formed part of the package of legislation made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (the Act) in December 2020 to ensure that the United Kingdom (UK) would have a customs regime in place at the end of the Implementation Period following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU). These amendments, and the updated reference documents which they introduce, are necessary to ensure the UKs Customs, VAT and Excise regimes function as intended. |
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22/01/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is being made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) in order to address the remaining deficiencies arising in the operation of domestic law which transposes the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive, Directive 2010/13/EU as a result of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. The instrument will address the remaining deficiencies that were not addressed in the Audiovisual Media Services (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1536). |
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Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 |
02/03/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act). Its purpose is to address failures in retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU by amending the domestic legislation which implements a reciprocal arrangement known as the 'Country of Origin principle' (CoOp). This arrangement is set out in Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services (ISS), in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market, known as the E-Commerce Directive (eCD). |
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Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021 |
08/03/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
These rules amend the Magistrates Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984 (the principal rules) to insert rules relating to telephone hearings under the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (the 2003 Act). The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 erroneously omitted from the principal rules rule 62A and its consequential provisions, which provided for telephone hearings under the 2003 Act. This was with effect from the end of the transition period of the United Kingdoms exit from the European Union i.e. on IP completion day. To correct this error, these rules reinsert rule 62A and its consequentials into the principal rules. |
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Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 |
24/03/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
The Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (this instrument) makes specific amendments to provisions concerning the alert mechanism in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the 2019 Regulations) in order to remove ineffective obligations on designated competent authorities in respect of alerts made before IP completion day. These amendments address deficiencies arising as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s (UKs) withdrawal from the European Union (EU). |
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Union Civil Protection Mechanism (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 |
25/03/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument is made using powers in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, in order to address a deficiency in domestic law arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU). The instrument revokes Decision 1313/2013/EU (hereafter “the Decisionâ€) and Decision (EU) 2019/420 which govern the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (hereafter, “the UCPMâ€), and seven implementing acts which lay down more detailed rules for the implementation of those Decisions. The instrument also revokes Decision 1999/847/EC and Decision 2005/12/EC which established and extended respectively a Community Action Programme in the field of civil protection, which ceased on 31 December 2006. |
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06/04/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument removes references in the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (CICA) to the Framework Decision on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence adopted by the Council of the European Union on 22 July 2003 (the EU Framework Decision), to reflect changes required by the UK leaving the EU. It also inserts references to two new Schedules to the 2003 Act, which are added by virtue of this instrument and replicate what was in the EU Framework Decision. |
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Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 |
12/05/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument will give effect in domestic regulations to the United Kingdoms (UK) legal obligations under the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). Implementing our independent membership into domestic law will ensure that UK businesses will have continued access to government procurement markets estimated as worth over £1.3 trillion per annum, following the UKs exit from the EU. |
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Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 |
13/05/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument will give effect in domestic regulations to the United Kingdom's (UK) procurement obligations covered by UK-third party international trade agreements signed with countries that had an agreement with the EU before exit day. It will require contracting authorities to give effect to those obligations when carrying out their procurements. Without this instrument, the UK would not be able to implement its international procurement obligations in trade agreements which would leave the UK government open to a legal challenge from a third country. |
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07/06/21 |
Legal and Regulatory Changes |
This instrument corrects deficiencies in UK legislation following the end of the transition period in areas of DWP policy. It aligns the statute book with certain arrangements which are already set out in international agreements, and removes certain redundant provisions, so providing legislative clarity, with some savings provisions where appropriate. |
Last updated 23 June 2021
