European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

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The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 is UK legislation that implemented the Brexit withdrawal agreement in domestic law, providing the legal framework for the UK's departure from the EU.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom constitutional statute
amends European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
surface form: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019

devolution legislation relating to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
brexitPhase implementation of withdrawal agreement
citation 2020 c. 1
commencementDate 2020-01-23
2020-01-31
containsProvision citizens’ rights under the Withdrawal Agreement
financial settlement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
implementation of the transition period (implementation period)
interpretation of EU law retained under the Withdrawal Agreement
oversight role of UK courts in relation to the Withdrawal Agreement
powers for ministers to make regulations to implement the Withdrawal Agreement
country United Kingdom
enables ratification of the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement
firstReadingDateCommons 2019-12-19
geographicalExtent England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
governmentMajorityContext Conservative Party majority government elected in December 2019
implementsArticle Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union
implementsTreaty Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
surface form: Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
introducedBy Boris Johnson
Steve Barclay
surface form: Stephen Barclay
introducedInChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction United Kingdom
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
longTitle An Act to implement, and make other provision in connection with, the agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.
primaryPurpose to implement the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement in domestic law
to provide the legal framework for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union
providesFor continued application of certain EU rules during the implementation period
domestic legal effect of the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement
implementation period after the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union
relatedLegislation European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
relatedToDate 2020-01-31
relatedToEvent Brexit
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
royalAssentDate 2020-01-23
sectionCountApproximate 40–50 sections
shortTitle European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 self-link
status in force
yearEnacted 2020

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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 relatedTo European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 amendedBy European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
European Communities Act 1972 repealDeferredBy European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 shortTitle European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 self-link