SCHEDULE 2 “Assimilated Law”: Consequential Amendments
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (2023 c 28) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 2 “Assimilated Law”: Consequential Amendments

Section 5

Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c 33 (N.I.))

1

(1)     The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 1(f) (meaning of “statutory provision”), for sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) substitute—

“(ia)     any assimilated direct legislation for the time being in force in Northern Ireland;”.

(3)     In section 11 (references to enactments), in subsections (1A) and (1AA), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.

(4)     In section 44A (definitions relating to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU)—

(a)     before the definition of “EU withdrawal agreement” insert—

““assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation” have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see sections 6(7) and 20(1) of that Act) (see also paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 and section 5 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023),

“assimilated obligation” means an obligation that—

(a)     was created or arose by or under the EU Treaties before IP completion day, and

(b)     forms part of assimilated law,
as modified from time to time,”;

(b)

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