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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Parliamentary approval of outcome of EU negotiations

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Version Superseded: 31/01/2020

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Point in time view as at 23/01/2020.

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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, Cross Heading: Parliamentary approval of outcome of EU negotiations is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Parliamentary approval of outcome of EU negotiationsU.K.

F113Parliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the EUU.K.

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[F213AReview of EU legislation during implementation periodU.K.

(1)Subsection (2) applies where the European Scrutiny Select Committee of the House of Commons (“the ESC”) publishes a report in respect of any EU legislation made, or which may be made, during the implementation period and the report—

(a)states that, in the opinion of the ESC, the EU legislation raises a matter of vital national interest to the United Kingdom,

(b)confirms that the ESC has taken such evidence as it considers appropriate as to the effect of the EU legislation and has consulted any Departmental Select Committee of the House of Commons which the ESC considers also has an interest in the EU legislation, and

(c)sets out the wording of a motion to be moved in the House of Commons in accordance with subsection (2).

(2)A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of 14 Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which the report is published, make arrangements for the motion mentioned in subsection (1)(c) to be debated and voted on by the House of Commons.

(3)Subsection (4) applies where the EU Select Committee of the House of Lords (“the EUC”) publishes a report in respect of any EU legislation made, or which may be made, during the implementation period and the report—

(a)states that, in the opinion of the EUC, the EU legislation raises a matter of vital national interest to the United Kingdom,

(b)confirms that the EUC has taken such evidence as it considers appropriate as to the effect of the EU legislation, and

(c)sets out the wording of a motion to be moved in the House of Lords in accordance with subsection (4).

(4)A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of 14 Lords sitting days beginning with the day on which the report is published, make arrangements for the motion mentioned in subsection (3)(c) to be debated and voted on by the House of Lords.

(5)In this section—

  • “EU legislation” means—

    (a)

    any amendment to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Euratom Treaty or the EEA agreement,

    (b)

    any EU directive, or

    (c)

    any EU regulation or EU decision which is not EU tertiary legislation;

  • “the European Scrutiny Select Committee of the House of Commons” means the Select Committee of the House of Commons known as the European Scrutiny Select Committee or any successor of that committee;

  • “the EU Select Committee of the House of Lords” means the Select Committee of the House of Lords known as the EU Select Committee or any successor of that committee.]

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