els unit 9

Question 1

what was the purpose for enacting the EUWA 2018

Answer 1

to provide legal continuity by creating the concept of retained EU law

Question 2

what does the EUWA being an international treaty mean?

Answer 2

the UK government need to ensure that its provisions were implemented in UK domestic law

Question 3

what is the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023?

Answer 3

the aim was to enable it to amend retained EU law more easily and to remove its special features from the UK legal system

Question 4

what did the REULA 2023 allow?

Answer 4

to reclaim the sovereignty of parliament and restored primacy to acts of parliament

Question 5

As of March 2025, how much of retained EU law, does the UK government hold

Answer 5

total of 6,901 individual pieces of retained EU law/assimilated law,
covering around 400 policy areas. 4,417 pieces of this law remain unchanged, 806 amended,
1,484 repealed, 43 replaced and 62 expired, with the status of 89 to be confirmed

Question 6

what is the Trade and Coorperation Agreement (TCA)

Answer 6

governs the relationship between the UK and EU

is a free trade agreement and provides for quota and
tariff free trade in goods between the UK and EU. It also covers areas such as the movement of
services, competition, state subsidies, air and road transport, energy and sustainability, fisheries,
data protection, and social security.

Question 7

what is the the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (EU(FR)A 2020)

Answer 7

implements the TCA into domestic UK law