Secondary Legislation under European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

Showing 41 Statutory Instruments linked to this bill.

Immigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Reference: 2025 No. 639
Laid before Parliament: 4 June 2025
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”).

Immigration (Restrictions on Employment etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2023

Reference: 2023 No. 12
Laid before Parliament: 11 January 2023
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to legislation relating to immigration (including access to benefits and services).

Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

Reference: 2022 No. 1388
Laid before Parliament: 21 December 2022
Procedure: Made negative
Parliament Page Legislation Text
Enabling Acts
Architects Act 1997 Electronic Communications Act 2000 European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
SI explanatory text These Regulations make provision concerning the operation of the Architects Registration Board (“the ARB”) and the implementation, with respect to architects, of the agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on citizens’ rights following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the Free Movement of Persons Agreement (the “Swiss Citizens Rights Agreement”).

Chemicals (Health and Safety) Trade and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022

Laid before Parliament: 23 June 2022
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make provision under section 2(1) of the Trade Act 2021 to implement provisions relating to co-operation in the regulation of chemicals contained in the EEA EFTA Agreement. The Regulations also make amendments to retained EU legislation in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(1) and 8C(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to that Act.

UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Laid before Parliament: 25 October 2021
Procedure: Proposed negative statutory instrument
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. In particular, these Regulations address deficiencies under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (g) of section 8(2) of the 2018 Act.

Challenges to Validity of EU Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1503
Laid before Parliament: 10 December 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the power conferred by section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1) (“the Act”).

Civil, Criminal and Family Justice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1493
Laid before Parliament: 10 December 2020
Procedure: Made negative

Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1473
Laid before Parliament: 10 December 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make consequential provisions in exercise of the power in section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”). They amend legislation made as a consequence of exiting the European Union, which relates to the Kimberley Process certification scheme concerning the import and export of rough diamonds and measures to minimise the trade of rough diamonds from conflict zones.

Immigration (Citizens' Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1372
Laid before Parliament: 1 December 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text Regulation 2 amends the provisions of the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeal) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/61) which in turn makes provision for appeals in connection with various immigration decisions relating to, or connected to, leave under residence scheme immigration rules. This amendment makes provision in particular for appeals in connection with decisions made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor of the immigration rules. Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor is the provision fulfilling the United Kingdom’s obligations under the withdrawal agreement, the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)) to enable those who had applied for authorisation for a course of planned medical treatment before the end of the Implementation Period to enter the UK to receive that treatment.

Financial Services and Economic and Monetary Policy (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1301
Laid before Parliament: 18 November 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make consequential provision in exercise of the powers in section 41(1) and (2) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the Act”).

Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 15 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative

Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 15 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative

Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 15 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in sections 8(1) and 23(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 14 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular, under section 8(2)(b), (c), (d) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1115
Laid before Parliament: 14 October 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”) which were made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) (“the Withdrawal Act”) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies. The 2019 Regulations revoke the Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”). The 2019 Regulations largely replicate the key provisions and penalties of the 2008 Regulations but abolish the distinction between member States and third countries in the process for authorising shipments.

Law Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 13 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), 8B(1) and (2) and 23(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the Withdrawal Act”), and section 41(1) and (5) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Chapter 9 of Part 2 of these Regulations (extradition) is also made in part in reliance on various powers in the Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41).

Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 12 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in part in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and correct other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e) and (g) of section 8(2) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. They are also made in part in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8C of that Act to implement the Northern Ireland Protocol and by section 41 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1).

European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 8 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 8 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8(1) and 8C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (b) (c), (f) and (g) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and in order to give effect to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement respectively.

Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 8 October 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8(1) and 8C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (b), (c), (f) and (g) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and in order to give effect to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement, respectively.

Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 30 September 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) and 8B of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) and section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2000 (c. 1) in order to address deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(c) and (d) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and to give effect to measures in Title X of Part 3 of the Withdrawal Agreement as they relate to the field of competition law.

Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 29 September 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1) and 23 of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a) to (d), (f) and (g) of section 8(2) of that Act), and to make consequential and supplementary provision arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and make consequential and supplementary provision relating to the withdrawal.

Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 24 September 2020
Procedure: Proposed negative statutory instrument
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) and powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and to correct other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (d), and (g)), arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union as well as section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).

Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 21 September 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the Act”) implements the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU, the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (“the Agreements”).

Citizens' Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 21 September 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make provisions for frontier workers in order to fulfil the United Kingdom’s obligations under the withdrawal agreement, the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (see section 39 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 for definitions of each of these agreements).

Citizens' Rights (Restrictions of Rights of Entry and Residence) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 21 September 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations save and modify the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052) (“EEA Regulations 2016”). They ensure that decisions to deport certain EEA nationals and their family members who are protected by the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or the Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement (the “Agreements”) (see section 39 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) for the definitions of these Agreements) or by the United Kingdom’s domestic implementation of these Agreements can be made in accordance with Chapter VI of Directive 2004/38/EC, where that deportation is made on the basis of conduct committed before the end of the transition period provided for by the Agreements. Directive 2004/38/EC was implemented in the United Kingdom by the EEA Regulations 2016.

Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 998
Laid before Parliament: 16 September 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the power conferred by section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).

Merchant Shipping (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1000
Laid before Parliament: 16 September 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make consequential provision in exercise of the power in section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”).

European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 22 July 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative

Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 769
Laid before Parliament: 21 July 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) to give effect to separation provisions regarding Community plant variety rights in Part 3 (Title IV on Intellectual Property) of the withdrawal agreement(5), in particular Articles 54(1), (3), and (6), 55(2), 59(2) and 61.

Services of Lawyers and Lawyer's Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 21 July 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(c) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. They are also made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12 and 14 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 which make provision for recognition of professional qualifications and equal treatment and provisions implementing the withdrawal agreement, the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as those agreements are defined in section 39(1) of that Act),

Climate Change Agreements, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 711
Laid before Parliament: 9 July 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1) of, and paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 4 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) in order to replace references to “exit day” with references to “IP completion day”.

Professional Qualifications and Services (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 6 July 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative

Health and Safety (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 660
Laid before Parliament: 30 June 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make consequential provision in exercise of the power in section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”). The Regulations amend the Health and Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1370) (“the 2018 Regulations”) (which amend subordinate legislation in the field of health and safety), and substitute a number of references to “exit day” in those regulations with “IP completion day”.

Companies and Statutory Auditors etc. (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 523
Laid before Parliament: 21 May 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make consequential provisions in exercise of the power in section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”).

Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 90
Laid before Parliament: 31 January 2020
Procedure: Made affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1), (7) and (9) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act (“the Act”) in order to enable retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes for claim year 2020 to operate effectively and to address other deficiencies arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 91
Laid before Parliament: 31 January 2020
Procedure: Made affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1), (7) and (9) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (“the Act”) in order to enable retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes for claim year 2020 to operate effectively and to address other deficiencies arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Immigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 61
Laid before Parliament: 30 January 2020
Procedure: Made affirmative
SI explanatory text This instrument is made under Part 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”). It is the first instrument to be made under section 11 of that Act.

Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 56
Laid before Parliament: 28 January 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make consequential provision in exercise of the powers in section 41(1) and (5) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the Act”).

Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Reference: 2025 No. 639
Laid before Parliament: 4 June 2025
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”).

Immigration (Citizens’ Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference: 2020 No. 1372
Laid before Parliament: 1 December 2020
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text Regulation 2 amends the provisions of the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeal) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/61) which in turn makes provision for appeals in connection with various immigration decisions relating to, or connected to, leave under residence scheme immigration rules. This amendment makes provision in particular for appeals in connection with decisions made under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor of the immigration rules. Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor is the provision fulfilling the United Kingdom’s obligations under the withdrawal agreement, the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)) to enable those who had applied for authorisation for a course of planned medical treatment before the end of the Implementation Period to enter the UK to receive that treatment.