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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Exiting The European Union

Immigration

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 11(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”)^f1 and section 9(2) of the Immigration Act 1971^f2.

These are the first regulations to be made under section 8 of the 2020 Act. In accordance with paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act, a draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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f1: 2020 c. 1. See also paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 to that Act which provides for combination of instruments which would otherwise be subject to different Parliamentary procedures.
f2: 1971 c. 77. Relevant amendments to section 9 were made by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61).