The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: legal implications for devolution

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill began its second reading in the House of Commons on the 7 September 2017. In this post Stephen Tierney considers the bill’s legal implications for devolution, noting that as currently drafted it would be almost impossible to articulate the boundaries of devolved competence once the Act had come into force.

Wales: National Assembly for Wales: Research Service: Research Briefing September 2017: The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: An introductory guide (NAW Research Service, September 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-union-withdrawal-bill-an-introductory-guide/

ESO: Background information: First Secretary of State confident of progress on Cardiff talks (United Kingdom: Cabinet Office, September 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-and-devolved-powers-first-secretary-of-state-confident-of-progress-on-cardiff-talks/

Blog: Welsh Brexit, 19.09.17: With or without you….? The EU Withdrawal Bill, the devolved administrations and legislative consent http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/2017/09/19/with-or-without-you-the-eu-withdrawal-bill-the-devolved-administrations-and-legislative-consent/

UK: Parliament: Committees: Welsh Affairs Committee: Inquiries: Parliament 2017: Brexit: Agriculture, Trade and the repatriation of powers http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/welsh-affairs-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/brexit-agriculture-trade-repatriation-powers-17-19/

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