The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2020

These Regulations bring into force provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) and of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”). Regulations 3 and 5 bring the majority of those provisions into force on “IP completion day”. “IP completion day” means 31st December 2020 at 11 p.m. in accordance with section 39(1) of the 2020 Act. Regulation 2 appoints 31st December 2020 as the day that section 23(8) of and Schedule 9 to the 2018 Act come into force insofar as they relate to the repeal of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24) and the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7). Regulation 4 appoints 31st December 2020 as the day that paragraph 57 of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act comes into force.