EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 19(1) (consequential provision) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28) (“the 2023 Act”).
These Regulations amend or revoke various subordinate legislation in consequence of the following provisions of the 2023 Act—
(a)section 2 of the 2023 Act, which repealed section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) at the end of 2023;
(b)section 5(1) 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”;
(c)section 5(2) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to, the 2023 Act which amended the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).
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.