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European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

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13Co-ordination of social security systems

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(1)An appropriate authority may by regulations make such provision as the authority considers appropriate—

(a)to implement Title III of Part 2 of the withdrawal agreement (co-ordination of social security systems),

(b)to supplement the effect of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to that Title, or

(c)otherwise for the purposes of dealing with matters arising out of, or related to, that Title (including matters arising by virtue of section 7A of that Act and that Title).

(2)An appropriate authority may by regulations make such provision as the authority considers appropriate—

(a)to implement Title III of Part 2 of the EEA EFTA separation agreement (co-ordination of social security systems),

(b)to supplement the effect of section 7B of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to that Title, or

(c)otherwise for the purposes of dealing with matters arising out of, or related to, that Title (including matters arising by virtue of section 7B of that Act and that Title).

(3)An appropriate authority may by regulations make such provision as the authority considers appropriate—

(a)to implement social security co-ordination provisions of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement,

(b)to supplement the effect of section 7B of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to those provisions, or

(c)otherwise for the purposes of dealing with matters arising out of, or related to, those provisions (including matters arising by virtue of section 7B of that Act and those provisions).

(4)For the purposes of subsection (3) the following are “social security co-ordination provisions” of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement—

(a)Part 3 of that agreement (co-ordination of social security systems);

(b)Article 23(4) of that agreement as regards social security co-ordination.

(5)The power to make regulations under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may (among other things) be exercised by modifying any provision made by or under an enactment.

(6)In this section, “appropriate authority” means—

(a)a Minister of the Crown,

(b)a devolved authority, or

(c)a Minister of the Crown acting jointly with a devolved authority.

(7)Schedule 1 contains further provision about the power of devolved authorities to make regulations under this section.

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