Introductory text

EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION

Made 27th April 2026

Laid before Parliament 28th April 2026

Coming into force 15th October 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8C(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018^f1.

In making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has had special regard to the matters listed in section 46 (and regard to the guidance issued under section 46A) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020^f2.

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Footnotes

f1: 2018 c. 16. Section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”) and amended by section 55(3) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27). Paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act and Schedule 2 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28). Further to the Joint Declaration No.1/2023 of the EU and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the withdrawal agreement of 24 March 2023, the Protocol (as amended by Joint Committee Decision No.1/2023) is now known as the “Windsor Framework”. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?toc=OJ%3AL%3A2023%3A102%3ATOC&uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2023.102.01.0087.01.ENG
f2: 2020 c. 27; section 46A was inserted by S.I. 2024/163. The guidance is published by the Northern Ireland Office at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-irelands-place-in-the-uk-internal-market-and-customs-territory and available in hard copy from 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ, United Kingdom.