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| Long title | An Act to implement, and make other provision in connection with, the agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU. |
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| Citation | 2020 c. 1 |
| Introduced by | Steve Barclay, Brexit Secretary (Commons) Earl of Courtown, Government Deputy Chief Whip (Lords) |
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| Royal assent | 23 January 2020 |
| Commencement | 31 January 2020 |
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The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes legal provision for ratifying the Brexit withdrawal agreement and incorporating it into the domestic law of the United Kingdom. It is the most significant constitutional piece of legislation to be passed by Parliament of the Second Johnson ministry. The Withdrawal Agreement was the result of Brexit negotiations.[1]
On 24 July 2018 the Government produced a white paper on the proposed bill and how the legislation would work.[2] The bill was first introduced[3] by the government in the second session of the 57th Parliament on 21 October 2019 with the long title "A Bill to Implement, and make other provision in connection with, the agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU".[4] This bill was not further debated after the second reading in the Commons on 22 October 2019 and lapsed on 6 November when parliament was dissolved in preparation for the 2019 general election.
The bill was reintroduced immediately following the general election and was the first bill to be put before the House of Commons in the first session of the 58th Parliament,[5] with changes from the previous bill, by the re-elected government and, in an unusual procedure, received its first reading before the debate on the Queen's Speech began. The second reading took place on 20 December, and the third on 9 January 2020.
This act was given royal assent on 23 January 2020, nine days before the UK left the European Union.
- ^ "New Bill to implement Withdrawal Agreement". Government of the United Kingdom. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union". Government of the United Kingdom. 24 July 2018.
- ^ "European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk.
- ^ "Government website 21 October 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk.