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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-act-2018/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/16",
  "legislation_title": "European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-act-2018",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A Minister of the Crown may create an exception from the duty under paragraph 1(1) in respect of a relevant instrument if satisfied that it has not become (or will not become, on IP completion day) retained direct EU legislation.\n(2) An exception is created by giving a direction to the Queen's Printer specifying the instrument or category of instruments that are excepted.\n(3) A Minister of the Crown must publish any direction under this paragraph.\n(4) In this paragraph—\n“instrument” includes part of an instrument;\n“relevant instrument” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 2(1) substituted (31.1.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 48(2) (with s. 38(3), Sch. 5 para. 66); S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(n)(xxi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 4.7.2018 by S.I. 2018/808, reg. 3(d)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/16/schedule/5/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:04:51.422677+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}