UK MINISTERS ACTING IN DEVOLVED AREAS
010 - European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment and Revocation) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 Laid in the UK Parliament: 5 July 2022
Sifting
Subject to sifting in UK Parliament?	Yes
Procedure:	Proposed negative
Date of consideration by the House of Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee	Not known
Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	Not known
Date sifting period ends in UK Parliament	20 July 2022
SICM under SO 30A (because amends primary legislation)	Not required
Scrutiny procedure
Outcome of sifting	Not known
Procedure	Not known
Date of consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments	Not known
Date of consideration by the House of Commons Statutory Instruments Committee	Not known
Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	Not known
Background These Regulations are proposed to be made by the UK Government under sections 8(1) and 24(3) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Summary These Regulations correct deficiencies in domestic law by omitting redundant references to European Parliamentary elections, European political parties and European political foundations, in various pieces of domestic legislation. Since the United Kingdom is no longer an EU Member State, there is no need for domestic legislation to refer to EU-based elections, political parties and political foundations. Statement by Welsh Government Legal Advisers agree with the statement laid by the Welsh Government dated 5 July 2022 regarding the effect of these Regulations. However, it is unclear why the changes being made by these Regulations were not made during 2018/2019, when the huge bulk of exit-related deficiencies were corrected. Intergovernmental Agreement on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The above summary and the content of the Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations confirm their effect. Legal Advisers do not consider that any significant issues arise under paragraph 8 of the Memorandum on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and the Establishment of Common Frameworks in relation to these Regulations.