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The Overseas Association Decision (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/221 · Made 11 February 2019

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Exiting The European Union

Overseas Territories

Sift requirements satisfied 31st January 2019

Made 11th February 2019

Laid before Parliament 13th February 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018f1.

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2018 c. 16.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Application of the Regulations
  3. 3Interpretation
  4. 4Revocation of the Overseas Association Decision
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Overseas Association Decision (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

2Application of the Regulations

These Regulations apply to the United Kingdom.

3Interpretation

In these Regulations—

  • “Overseas Association Decision” means Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union;f1

4Revocation of the Overseas Association Decision

The Overseas Association Decision is revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Ahmad of Wimbledon

Minister of State

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

11th February 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address deficiencies (under paragraphs (a), (d) and, to the extent not falling within (a) or (d), (e) of section 8(2)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

These Regulations revoke retained EU law related to the association of the European Union with the overseas countries and territories of the European Union set out in Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (the “Overseas Association Decision” or “OAD”). These Regulations revoke the OAD given that it is an arrangement between the European Union and its associated overseas countries and territories. The United Kingdom’s overseas territories that currently form part of this association (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Virgin Islands) will no longer be in an association with the European Union under the OAD following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.