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Section 7B: General implementation of EEA EFTA and Swiss agreements

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 · 2018 c. 16View on legislation.gov.uk

Subsection (2) applies to all such rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures as—

would from time to time be created or arise, or (in the case of remedies or procedures) be provided for, by or under the EEA EFTA separation agreement or the Swiss citizens' rights agreement, and
would, in accordance with Article 4(1) of the withdrawal agreement, be required to be given legal effect or used in the United Kingdom without further enactment,

if that Article were to apply in relation to the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens' rights agreement, those agreements were part of EU law and the relevant EEA states and Switzerland were member States.

The rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures concerned are to be—

recognised and available in domestic law, and
enforced, allowed and followed accordingly.

Every enactment (other than section 7A but otherwise including an enactment contained in this Act) is to be read and has effect subject to subsection (2).

See also (among other things)—

Part 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (further provision about citizens' rights),
section 7C of this Act (interpretation of law relating to the EEA EFTA separation agreement and the Swiss citizens' rights agreement etc.),
section 8B of this Act (power in connection with certain other separation issues), and
Part 1B of Schedule 2 to this Act (powers involving devolved authorities in connection with certain other separation issues).

In this section "the relevant EEA states" means Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

In this Act "EEA EFTA separation agreement" and "Swiss citizens' rights agreement" have the same meanings as in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (see section 39(1) of that Act).

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