Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Losing Control?: The Implications for Parliament of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
28th Report of Session 2022-23 - published 2 February 2023 - HL Paper 145
Contents
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill—what the Bill does
Modification of retained EU law
Powers relating to retained EU law and assimilated law
Overall impact of the REUL Bill
Chapter 3: The Challenge of the Sunset Provisions
Absence of parliamentary scrutiny
Chapter 4: Downgrading the status of direct principal REUL
Enhanced scrutiny procedures and amendability
Chapter 5: Powers delegated to ministers—a blank cheque?
Power to “revoke”, “replace” or “make alternative provision”
Scrutiny of the exercise of clauses 12, 13 and 15 powers
The use of Legislative Reform Orders
Sifting and its role in scrutiny
Extending the period for scrutiny
Chapter 6: The importance of supporting information and post-implementation reviews