Explanatory note

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The deficiencies addressed fall within paragraphs (a), (c) and (g) of section 8(2) of the 2018 Act.

These Regulations make amendments to legislation in relation to mobile roaming. Regulation 2 amends the Mobile Roaming (European Communities) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1933), regulation 3 amends the Regulation (EU) No. 531/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th June 2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union, regulation 4 revokes EU tertiary legislation ancillary to the Regulation and regulation 5 revokes references in the EEA agreement.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector can be seen at www.gov.uk.