Policy paper

The Repeal Bill: White Paper

The Repeal Bill White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for ensuring a functioning statute book once we have left the EU.

Documents

Legislating for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (Print)

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Details

The Repeal Bill White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for ensuring a functioning statute book once the UK has left the European Union.

It provides the detail about:

  • the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972
  • how EU law will be converted into UK law
  • how corrections will be made to the statute book, to ensure the law continues to function once we have left the EU

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Published 30 March 2017
Last updated 15 May 2017 + show all updates
  1. Added Welsh HTML Version

  2. Added Welsh translation

  3. First published.