Taking back control over retained EU law (Pt 2)

16 December 2022 / Michael Zander KC

Issue: 8007 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , EU , Brexit

A seriously alarming piece of legislation? Michael Zander KC continues his report on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, all remaining EU secondary legislation will be revoked on 31 December 2023.
With thousands of retained EU law statutory instruments still on the books, reviewing and coming to a decision on all of them within such a short timeframe is an impossible task.
The Public Bill Committee has received almost 100 pieces of written evidence on the Bill—these are predominantly critical, with the sunset provision frequently flagged as the biggest cause for alarm.

In terms of the damage it could cause, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is one of the worst pieces of legislation I can remember in some 60 years of following the law-making process.

An impossible task?

The Bill provides for the cliff-edge sunsetting on 31 December 2023 of all then remaining retained EU law (REUL). Everything

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Taking back control over retained EU law (Pt 2)

A seriously alarming piece of legislation? Michael Zander KC continues his report on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, all remaining EU secondary legislation will be revoked on 31 December 2023.
With thousands of retained EU law statutory instruments still on the books, reviewing and coming to a decision on all of them within such a short timeframe is an impossible task.
The Public Bill Committee has received almost 100 pieces of written evidence on the Bill—these are predominantly critical, with the sunset provision frequently flagged as the biggest cause for alarm.

In terms of the damage it could cause, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is one of the worst pieces of legislation I can remember in some 60 years of following the law-making process.

An impossible task?

The Bill provides for the cliff-edge sunsetting on 31 December 2023 of all then remaining retained EU law (REUL). Everything

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Taking back control over retained EU law (Pt 2)

An impossible task?

An impossible task?

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Myers & Co—Jen Goodwin

Boies Schiller Flexner—Lindsay Reimschussel

Corker Binning—Priya Dave