The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the power in section 19(1) (consequential provision) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28) (“the 2023 Act”). Section 19(1) is the power to make appropriate provision in consequence of the 2023 Act provisions.

These Regulations amend or revoke various provisions of subordinate legislation and assimilated direct legislation in consequence of the following provisions of the 2023 Act—

(a) section 2 of the 2023 Act which revoked section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“EUWA”) so that the rights etc. saved under section 4 of EUWA no longer continued to be recognised and available in domestic law;

(b) section 4 of the 2023 Act which amended section 5 of EUWA so that general principles of EU law were no longer part of UK law from the end of 2023;

(c) section 5 of the 2023 Act insofar as it renamed retained EU law (“REUL”) so that at all times after the end of 2023, REUL that remains in force is known as “assimilated law”. Section 5 of the 2023 Act also renamed terms related to REUL, for example, “retained direct EU legislation” is now known as “assimilated direct legislation” and “retained case law” is now known as “assimilated case law”.

Regulation 1(2) provides that these Regulations and the Schedules come into force on 27th February 2025.

Regulation 1(3) provides that a provision that amends or revokes an enactment has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates, unless otherwise specified.

Regulation 2 gives effect to the Schedules which contain the amendments to subordinate legislation and assimilated direct legislation.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen.