European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

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The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 is a key UK law that provided the legal framework for leaving the EU by repealing the European Communities Act 1972 and converting existing EU law into domestic legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
amendedBy European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 ⓘ
citation 2018 c. 16 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn devolution and powers of devolved administrations in relation to retained EU law ⓘ
interpretation of retained EU law by UK courts ⓘ
role of Court of Justice of the European Union case law after exit day ⓘ
convertsLaw EU-derived domestic legislation into retained EU law ⓘ
direct EU legislation into domestic law of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsConcept retained EU law ⓘ
definesTerm exit day ⓘ
enables corrections to deficiencies in retained EU law using secondary legislation ⓘ
governmentMajorityIssue highly contested in Parliament ⓘ
grantsPowerTo UK Government ministers ⓘ
grantsPowerType Henry VIII powers ⓘ
introducedBy David Davis ⓘ
Theresa May ministry ⓘ
linked to: British Cabinet
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalEffect ends supremacy of EU law in the United Kingdom after exit day ⓘ
ensures continuity of law on and after exit day ⓘ
legislativeProcessStart 2017-07-13 ⓘ
legislativeType public general act ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and make other provision in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU ⓘ
originalBillName European Union (Withdrawal) Bill ⓘ
parliamentaryChamberInvolved House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
policyArea Brexit ⓘ
European Union law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
primaryPurpose to provide a domestic legal framework for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ
relatedTo European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 ⓘ
repealEffectiveDate 2020-01-31 ⓘ
repealEffectiveEvent exit day for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union ⓘ
repeals European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ
royalAssent 2018-06-26 ⓘ
setsOut mechanism for domestication of EU law after Brexit ⓘ
shortName EU Withdrawal Act 2018 ⓘ
shortTitle European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
status partially in force ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional litigation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
territorialExtent England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
yearEnacted 2018 ⓘ

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Brexit → domesticLegislation → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
Brexit → domesticLegislation → European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 ⓘ
linked to: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 → followedBy → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 → shortName → EU Withdrawal Act 2018 ⓘ
linked to: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 → shortTitle → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 → originalBillName → European Union (Withdrawal) Bill ⓘ
linked to: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Constitution of the United Kingdom → includes → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Communities Act 1972 → repealedBy → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Communities Act 1972 → affectedBy → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
Henry VIII powers → hasExample → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Henry VIII powers ⓘ
linked to: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 → amends → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 → amends → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 ⓘ
linked to: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 → relatedLegislation → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 → repealedBy → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 → relatedLegislation → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union Act 2011 → partiallyRepealedBy → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union Act 2011 → relatedTo → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union Referendum Act 2015 → relatedTo → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 → relatedTo → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 → amends → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
UK onshored EU Transparency Directive → legalBasis → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 → relatedTo → European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ