{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/20",
  "legislation_title": "Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“domestic law” means the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland;\n“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 and also includes the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;\n“modify” includes amend, repeal or revoke (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);\n“primary legislation” means—\n(a)an Act of Parliament;\n(b)an Act of the Scottish Parliament;\n(c)an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru;\n(d)Northern Ireland legislation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 3 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 6, Sch. 5, Sch. 5A"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 7 extended (Jersey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (EU Withdrawal) (Jersey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1566), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 7 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 6, Sch. 5, Sch. 5A"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Pt. 3: power to amend conferred (28.4.2022 for specified purposes, 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 82, 87(1)(4)(i); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 29"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/20/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:00:35.852241+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."
}