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Brexit SI Bulletin—drafts laid for sifting on 14 February 2019

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Published on: 19 February 2019

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Latest Brexit SIs laid for sifting
Sifting process for proposed negative procedure Brexit SIs
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Public Law analysis: Under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018), before certain statutory instruments are formally laid in Parliament, they have to go through a preliminary sifting process to determine the appropriate parliamentary procedure. The latest draft Brexit SIs laid for sifting are outlined here. This update includes Brexit SIs laid for sifting on 14 February and published on 15 February 2019. Subjects covered include food and farming, data protection, privacy and electronic communications.

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