# Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, Section 16: Power to remove or reduce burdens

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Part 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (order-making powers) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1(6) (power to remove or reduce burdens: definition of “legislation”) after paragraph (aa) (and before the “or” at the end of the paragraph) insert—
“(ab) any retained direct EU legislation,”.
(3) In section 12 (procedure: introductory) after subsection (2) insert—
“(3) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (procedure for certain modifications of retained direct EU legislation or anything which is retained EU law by virtue of section 4 of that Act) does not apply in relation to orders under this Part.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/28/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-act-2023/section-16
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