Section 8(2)

Deficiencies in retained EU law are where the Minister considers that retained EU law— contains anything which has no practical application in relation to the United Kingdom or any part of it or is otherwise redundant or substantially redundant, confers functions on, or in relation to, EU entities which no longer have functions in that respect under EU law in relation to the United Kingdom or any part of it, makes provision for, or in connection with, reciprocal arrangements between— which no longer exist or are no longer appropriate, the United Kingdom or any part of it or a public authority in the United Kingdom, and the EU, an EU entity, a member State or a public authority in a member State, makes provision for, or in connection with, other arrangements which— and which no longer exist or are no longer appropriate, involve the EU, an EU entity, a member State or a public authority in a member State, or are otherwise dependent upon the United Kingdom's membership of the EU or Part 4 of the withdrawal agreement, makes provision for, or in connection with, any reciprocal or other arrangements not falling within paragraph (c) or (d) which no longer exist, or are no longer appropriate, as a result of the United Kingdom ceasing to be a party to any of the EU Treaties or as a result of either the end of the implementation period or any other effect of the withdrawal agreement, is not clear in its effect as a result of the operation of any provision of sections 2 to 6 or Schedule 1, does not contain any functions or restrictions which— were in an EU directive and in force immediately before IP completion day (including any power to make EU tertiary legislation), and it is appropriate to retain, or contains EU references which are no longer appropriate.

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