8 Dealing with deficiencies arising from withdrawal
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (2018 c 16) | Legislation

Main powers in connection with withdrawal

8  Dealing with deficiencies arising from withdrawal

(1)     A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make such provision as the Minister considers appropriate to prevent, remedy or mitigate—

(a)     any failure of retained EU law to operate effectively, or

(b)     any other deficiency in retained EU law,

arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU.

(2)     Deficiencies in retained EU law are where the Minister considers that retained EU law—

(a)     contains anything which has no practical application in relation to the United Kingdom or any part of it or is otherwise redundant or substantially redundant,

(b)     confers functions on, or in relation to, EU entities which no longer have functions in that respect under EU law in relation to the United Kingdom or any part of it,

(c)     makes provision for, or in connection with, reciprocal arrangements between—

(i)     the United Kingdom or any part of it or a public authority in the United Kingdom, and

(ii)     the EU, an EU entity, a member State or a public

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