{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-act-2018/section-5A",
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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": "section/5A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": "Savings and incorporation: supplementary",
  "text": "The fact that anything which continues to be, or forms part of, domestic law on or after IP completion day by virtue of section 2 or 3 has an effect immediately before IP completion day which is time-limited by reference to the implementation period does not prevent it from having an indefinite effect on and after IP completion day by virtue of section 2 or 3.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 5A inserted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), ss. 25(5), 42(7) (with s. 38(3), Sch. 5 para. 66 and S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 17); S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 5(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 5A substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 89(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/16/section/5A",
    "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."
}