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Published date: 23 January 2020

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (WAA)

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Introductory Text
Part 1 Implementation period (ss. 1-4)
Saved law for implementation period (ss. 1-2)
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1. Saving of ECA for implementation period
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2. Additional saving for implementation period
Supplementary powers (ss. 3-4)
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3. Supplementary power in connection with implementation period
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4. Powers corresponding to section 3 involving devolved authorities
Part 2 Remaining implementation of withdrawal agreement etc: General (ss. 5-6)
Withdrawal agreement (s. 5)
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5. General implementation of remainder of withdrawal agreement
Related EEA EFTA and Swiss agreements (s. 6)
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6. General implementation of related EEA EFTA and Swiss agreements
Part 3 Citizens' rights (ss. 7-17)
Rights in relation to entry and residence (ss. 7-11)
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7. Rights related to residence: application deadline and temporary protection
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8. Frontier workers
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9. Restrictions of rights of entry and residence
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10. Retention of existing grounds for deportation
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11. Appeals etc. against citizens’ rights immigration decisions
Professional qualifications (s. 12)
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12. Recognition of professional qualifications
Co-ordination of social security systems (s. 13)
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13. Co-ordination of social security systems
Equal treatment etc. (s. 14)
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14. Non-discrimination, equal treatment and rights of workers etc.
Independent Monitoring Authority (s. 15)
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15. Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements
General (ss. 16-17)
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16. Regulations: supplementary
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17. Interpretation: Part 3
Part 4 Other subject areas (ss. 18-37)
Other separation issues
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18. Main power in connection with other separation issues
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19. Powers corresponding to section 18 involving devolved authorities
Main financial provision (s. 20)
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20. Financial provision
Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol (ss. 21-24)
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21. Main power in connection with Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
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22. Powers corresponding to section 21 involving devolved authorities
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23. Protection for certain rights, safeguards etc. in Belfast Agreement
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24. No alteration of North-South co-operation
Relationship to EUWA 2018 (ss. 25-28)
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25. Retention of saved EU law at end of implementation period
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26. Interpretation of retained EU law and relevant separation agreement law
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27. Dealing with deficiencies in retained EU law
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28. Ancillary fee-charging powers
Parliamentary oversight (ss. 29-32)
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29. Review of EU legislation during implementation period
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30. Certain dispute procedures under withdrawal agreement
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31. Repeal of section 13 of EUWA 2018
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32. Requirements in Part 2 of CRAGA
Other matters
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33. Prohibition on extending implementation period
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34. Ministerial co-chairs of the Joint Committee
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35. No use of written procedure in the Joint Committee
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36. Repeal of unnecessary or spent enactments
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37. Arrangements with EU about unaccompanied children seeking asylum
Part 5 General and final provision (ss. 38-42)
Parliamentary sovereignty (ss. 38-38A)
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38. Parliamentary sovereignty and the constitutional status of Northern Ireland
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38A. Prohibition of certain Northern Ireland-related agreements
Interpretation (s. 39)
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39. Interpretation
Supplementary and final (ss. 40-42)
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40. Regulations
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41. Consequential and transitional provision etc.
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42. Extent, commencement and short title
Schedules
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Schedule 1 Powers of devolved authorities under sections 12, 13 and 14
Schedule 2 Independent monitoring authority for the citizens’ rights agreements
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Schedule 2, Part 1 Constitution, proceedings etc. (paras. 1-21)
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Schedule 2, Part 2 Functions of the IMA etc. (paras. 22-35)
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Schedule 2, Part 3 Further provisions (paras. 36-41)
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Schedule 3 Protection for certain rights, safeguards etc. in Belfast Agreement
Schedule 4 Regulations under this Act
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Schedule 4, Part 1 Procedure (paras. 1-10)
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Schedule 4, Part 2 General provision about powers under Act (paras 11-17)
Schedule 5 Consequential and transitional provision etc.
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Schedule 5, Part 1 General consequential provision (paras. 1-4)
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Schedule 5, Part 2 Specific consequential provision etc. (paras. 5-62)
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Schedule 5, Part 3 Transitional, transitory and saving provision (paras. 63-68)