Section 1A(3)

The Act of 1972 has effect on and after exit day as if — the definitions of “the Treaties” and “the EU Treaties” given by section 1(2) to (4) (interpretation)— included Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement (implementation period), other than that Part so far as it relates to, or could be applied in relation to, the Common Foreign and Security Policy, but were otherwise limited to anything which falls within those definitions as at immediately before exit day so far as it is not excluded by regulations made on or after exit day by a Minister of the Crown under this sub-paragraph, the reference in section 2(2) to the objects of the EU were a reference to those objects so far as they are applicable to and in the United Kingdom by virtue of Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement, section 2(3) (payment of EU costs etc.) were omitted, in section 3 (decisions on, and proof of, EU Treaties and EU instruments etc.)— the references to the Treaties in subsections (1) and (2) included the withdrawal agreement, and the words in brackets in subsection (1) only applied so far as they are in accordance with Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement, references in sections 5 and 6 (customs duties and common agricultural policy) to the common customs tariff of the EU, directly applicable EU provision, the exclusion of customs duties, EU arrangements and agricultural levies of the EU were to such things so far as they are applicable to and in the United Kingdom by virtue of Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement, and in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (general definitions in relation to the EU)— in the definition of “EU customs duty”, the reference to directly applicable EU provision were to such provision so far as it is applicable to and in the United Kingdom by virtue of Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement, and in the definition of “Member” in the expression “member State”, after “EU” there were inserted “ and for the purposes of this expression the United Kingdom is to be treated as if it were a member of the EU during the implementation period (within the meaning given by section 1A(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) ”.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30