Regulation 5 “Statutory provision” to include retained direct EU legislationI1

United Kingdom

(1)

In section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M1 (meaning of “statutory provision”)—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

at the end of F2sub-paragraph (ii) insert “ or ”, and

F3(c)

after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—

“(iii)
any retained direct EU legislation not falling within sub-paragraph (ii) for the time being in force in Northern Ireland;”.

(2)

Paragraph (3) applies to an enactment that, before F4IP completion day, contains a reference to a “statutory provision” as defined by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

(3)

The amendments made by paragraph (1) do not affect the reference if the contrary intention appears in the enactment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 5(1)(a) omitted (30.4.2020) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/463), regs. 1(1), 10(6)(a)
F2: Words in reg. 5(1)(b) substituted (30.4.2020) by The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/463), regs. 1(1), 10(6)(b)
F3: Reg. 5(1)(c) substituted (30.4.2020) by The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/463), regs. 1(1), 10(6)(c)
F4: Words in reg. 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1447), regs. 1(3), 4

Marginal citations

M1: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force on IP completion day, see reg. 1(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)