UK: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Receives First Reading In Parliament

On 13 July 2017, the Government introduced the Bill to Parliament and published its "Explanatory Notes". The Bill intends to repeal the European Communities Act ("ECA") 1972 and prepare the UK's legislative framework for withdrawal from the European Union on 29 March 2019. The Bill includes four central functions:

• the repeal of the ECA and the end of the supremacy of EU law following withdrawal from the European Union;
• conversion of EU law into UK law so that the UK's legislation retains a functioning statutory framework after Brexit;
• creating powers that correct existing legislative provisions, where the Government considers it necessary; and
• maintaining the current scope of devolved decision making powers in areas currently governed by EU law.

The Bill can be accessed in full here:

• https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html

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