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Brexit SI Bulletin—updates on drafts laid for sifting during recess

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Published on: 04 January 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 updates on draft Brexit SIs laid for sifting during the Christmas recess are outlined here. Subjects covered include further revised legislation concerning transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, animal by-products and social security coordination, plus revocation of legislation regarding the Connecting Europe Facility which will become redundant in the UK post-Brexit.

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