- application for international protection
has the meaning given by Article 2(h) of Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted;
- appropriate authority
means a Minister of the Crown, or devolved authority, that could have made the proposed modification—
- assimilated case law
means— (a) assimilated domestic case law, and (b) assimilated EU case law;
- assimilated direct legislation
means any direct EU legislation which forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 (as modified by or under this Act or by other domestic law from time to time, and including any instruments made under it on or after IP completion day);
- assimilated direct minor legislation
means any assimilated direct legislation which is not assimilated direct principal legislation;
- assimilated direct principal legislation
means— (a) any EU regulation so far as it— (a) forms part of domestic law on and after IP completion day by virtue of section 3, and (b) was not EU tertiary legislation immediately before IP completion day, or (b) any Annex to the EEA agreement so far as it— (a) forms part of domestic law on and after IP completion day by virtue of section 3, and (b) refers to, or contains adaptations of, any EU regulation so far as it falls within paragraph (a), (as modified by or under this Act or by other domestic law from time to time);
- assimilated domestic case law
means any principles laid down by, and any decisions of, a court or tribunal in the United Kingdom, as they have effect immediately before IP completion day and so far as they— (a) relate to anything to which section 2 or 3 applies, and (b) are not excluded by section 5 or Schedule 1, (as those principles and decisions are modified by or under this Act or by other domestic law from time to time);
- assimilated EU case law
means any principles laid down by, and any decisions of, the European Court, as they have effect in EU law immediately before IP completion day and so far as they— (a) relate to anything to which section 2 or 3 applies, and (b) are not excluded by section 5 or Schedule 1, (as those principles and decisions are modified by or under this Act or by other domestic law from time to time);
- assimilated law
means anything which, on or after IP completion day, continues to be, or forms part of, domestic law by virtue of section 2 or 3 or subsection (3) or (6) above (as that body of law is added to or otherwise modified by or under this Act or by other domestic law from time to time);
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
means the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000, as adapted at Strasbourg on 12 December 2007;
- Commons sitting day
means a day on which the House of Commons is sitting (and a day is only a day on which the House of Commons is sitting if the House begins to sit on that day);
- corresponding time
means the time when the amending Act, subordinate legislation or devolution legislation was passed or (as the case may be) made, and • “devolution legislation” means— (a) an Act of the Scottish Parliament, (b) a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, (c) Northern Ireland legislation (for the meaning of which see section 24(5)), or (d) an instrument made under anything falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).”
- devolution legislation
means— (a) an Act of the Scottish Parliament, (b) a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, (c) Northern Ireland legislation (for the meaning of which see section 24(5)), or (d) an instrument made under anything falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).”
- devolved authority
means— (a) the Scottish Ministers, (b) the Welsh Ministers, or (c) a Northern Ireland department;
- direct EU legislation
means—
- domestic enactment
means an enactment other than one consisting of assimilated direct legislation.
- domestic law
means— (a) in sections 3, 7A and 7B, the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and (b) in any other case, the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland;
- enactment
means an enactment whenever passed or made and includes— (a) an enactment contained in any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under an Act, (b) an enactment contained in any Order in Council made in exercise of Her Majesty's Prerogative, (c) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, (d) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, (e) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation, (f) an enactment contained in any instrument made by a member of the Scottish Government, the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales, the Counsel General to the Welsh Government, a Northern Ireland Minister, the First Minister in Northern Ireland, the deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland or a Northern Ireland department in exercise of prerogative or other executive functions of Her Majesty which are exercisable by such a person on behalf of Her Majesty, (g) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure of the Church Assembly or of the General
- Entry date
means the date on which the United Kingdom became a member of the Communities (which neither includes nor is a reference to the EU). • “The EU” or “the European Union” means the European Union, being the Union established by the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992 (as amended by any later Treaty);
- equalities legislation
means the Equality Act 2006, the Equality Act 2010 or any subordinate legislation made under either of those Acts;
- Euratom Treaty
means the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Rome on 25 March 1957. • “European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Union. • “Exit day” (and related expressions) have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see section 20(1) to (5) of that Act). • “Member”, in the expression “member State”, refers to membership of the EU. • “Retained EU law”, “retained direct minor EU legislation”, “retained direct principal EU legislation” and “retained direct EU legislation” have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see sections 6(7), 7(6) and 20(1) of that Act). • “Retained EU obligation” m
- European Court
means the Court of Justice of the European Union. • “Exit day” (and related expressions) have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see section 20(1) to (5) of that Act). • “Member”, in the expression “member State”, refers to membership of the EU. • “Retained EU law”, “retained direct minor EU legislation”, “retained direct principal EU legislation” and “retained direct EU legislation” have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see sections 6(7), 7(6) and 20(1) of that Act). • “Retained EU obligation” means an obligation that— (a) was created or arose by or under the EU Treaties before exit day, and (b) forms part of ret
- exempt EU instrument
means anything which is an exempt EU instrument by virtue of Schedule 6;
- exit day
means 31 January 2020 at 11.00 p.m.
- former EU obligation
means an obligation by which the United Kingdom is, as a result of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU, no longer bound at the time of the review;
- future relationship agreement
has the same meaning as in the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (see section 37 of that Act);
- implementation body
has the meaning given by section 55(3) of that Act.
- instrument
includes part of an instrument;
- Joint Committee
means the Joint Committee established by Article 164(1) of the withdrawal agreement;
- Lords sitting day
means a day on which the House of Lords is sitting (and a day is only a day on which the House of Lords is sitting if the House begins to sit on that day);
- Minister of the Crown
has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 and also includes the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
- modify
includes amend, repeal or revoke (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);
- Northern Ireland devolved authority
means the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland acting jointly, a Northern Ireland Minister or a Northern Ireland department;
- pre-IP completion day enactment
means an Act passed, or subordinate legislation made, before IP completion day;
- primary legislation
means— (a) an Act of Parliament, (b) an Act of the Scottish Parliament, (c) a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, or (d) Northern Ireland legislation;
- protection claim
has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (see section 82(2) of that Act);
- public authority
means a public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998;
- relevant criminal offence
means an offence for which an individual who has reached the age of 18 (or, in relation to Scotland or Northern Ireland, 21) is capable of being sentenced to imprisonment for a term of more than 2 years (ignoring any enactment prohibiting or restricting the imprisonment of individuals who have no previous convictions);
- relevant devolved legislature
means—
- relevant instrument
has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2).
- relevant international agreements
means— (a) the Treaty on European Union, (b) the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, (c) the Euratom Treaty, and (d) the EEA agreement.
- relevant modification
means any modification in EU law which— (a) is to form part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 or forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020, and (b) would, if the reference were to the subject law as modified, result in an alteration to the effect of the reference (ignoring any alteration which is irrelevant in the context concerned);
- relevant separation agreement law
means— as that body of law is added to or otherwise modified by or under this Act or by other domestic law from time to time.
- relevant sub-delegated power
has the same meaning as in paragraph 31;
- relevant territory
means the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands or Gibraltar.
- relevant UK authority
means a Minister of the Crown, a member of the Scottish Government, the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales, the Counsel General to the Welsh Government or a Northern Ireland devolved authority.
- relevant year
means— (a) in the case of a person who prepares an annual report, the year by reference to which the report is prepared, and (b) in any other case, the calendar year.
- reporting period
means— (a) the period of one year beginning with the day on which IP completion day falls, and (b) each subsequent year;
- retained direct EU legislation
has the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see section 20(1) of that Act),”
- Retained EU obligation
means an obligation that— (a) was created or arose by or under the EU Treaties before exit day, and (b) forms part of retained EU law, as modified from time to time. • “The Treaties” or “the EU Treaties” means the Treaties or EU Treaties, within the meaning given by section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 as that Act had effect immediately before its repeal by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as at immediately before exit day.”
- subordinate legislation
means— (a) any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under any Act, or (b) any instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland legislation or a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, and (except in section 7 or Schedule 2 or where there is a contrary intention) includes any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made on or after IP completion day under any assimilated direct legislation;
- the 14 day period
means— (a) in relation to the House of Commons, the period of 14 Commons sitting days, and (b) in relation to the House of Lords, the period of 14 Lords sitting days.
- the appointed day
means the day on which the amendment made to section 81(3)(a) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by paragraph 211 of Schedule 7 to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 comes into force.
- the Belfast Agreement
has the meaning given by section 98 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
- The Communities
means Euratom, the Economic Community and the Coal and Steel Community, but a reference to any or all of those Communities is to be treated as being or including (as the context requires) a reference to the EU. • “E.C.S.C.
- the EEA
means the European Economic Area;
- the EU Select Committee of the House of Lords
means the Select Committee of the House of Lords known as the EU Select Committee or any successor of that committee.
- the EU Treaties
means the Treaties or EU Treaties, within the meaning given by section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 as that Act had effect immediately before its repeal by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as at immediately before exit day.”
- the European Scrutiny Select Committee of the House of Commons
means the Select Committee of the House of Commons known as the European Scrutiny Select Committee or any successor of that committee;
- the European Union
means the European Union, being the Union established by the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992 (as amended by any later Treaty);
- the implementation period
means the transition or implementation period provided for by Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement and beginning with exit day and ending on IP completion day;
- the relevant authority
means—
- the relevant EEA states
means Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
- the relevant Minister
means the Minister of the Crown who makes, or is to make, the instrument.
- the relevant period
means the period—
- the relevant provision
means section 5(A2)(b) of this Act or section 7(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (as the case may be).
- the subject law
has the meaning given by sub-paragraph (3)(b);
- the Treaties
means the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- treaty
includes any international agreement (and any protocol or annex to a treaty or international agreement).
- tribunal
means any tribunal in which legal proceedings may be brought;
- unaccompanied child
means a person under the age of 18 (“the child”) who is not in the care of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) by law or custom of the country or territory in which the child is present, has responsibility for caring for the child.
- withdrawal agreement
has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 39(1) and (6) of that Act).