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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020-commencement-regulations-2020/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1279",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Commencement) Regulations 2020",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nRegulation 2 of these Regulations brings section 5 and 6 and Schedules 2 and 3 of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20) (“the Act”) into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made. Section 5 is a power to make provision by regulations in consequence of, or in connection with, Part 1 of the Act. Section 6 of the Act provides a power to make regulations modifying retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination and Schedules 2 and 3 make associated provision.\nRegulation 3 commences section 2 immediately before IP completion day (23.00 GMT on 31st December 2020). Section 2 inserts a new section 3ZA into the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) clarifying that Irish citizens do not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, except in certain circumstances.\nRegulation 4 commences the remaining provisions of the Act, except section 3, on IP completion day. Section 1 introduces Schedule 1, which repeals the principal provisions of retained EU law relating to the free movement of persons. Section 3 amends section 61 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (c. 30) by adding the Act to the list of legislation falling within the definition of “the Immigration Acts”.\nRegulation 5 commences section 3 of the Act on 12th January 2021, so far as that section is not brought into force by section 9(2) of the Act. Section 3 requires a review of the ways in which protection claimants (and, in particular, unaccompanied children) who are in a member State of the European Union can come to the United Kingdom lawfully, a consultation on unaccompanied children in a member State of the European Union, as well as the publication of a report on that review.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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