Alignment with EU law and the Continuity Act

Author: Iain McIver

PDF Published: Friday 29 Oct 2021 (SB 21-75)

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- Summary
- Alignment with EU law
- Potential challenges to continued EU alignment
- The decision making framework
- Vehicles to secure alignment with EU law
- The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021
- Ministerial commitments during the Parliamentary passage of the Bill
- Parliamentary scrutiny of the use of the keeping pace power
  - Policy Statement
  - Annual Report
- Summary
- Alignment with EU law
- Potential challenges to continued EU alignment
- The decision making framework
- Vehicles to secure alignment with EU law
- The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021
- Ministerial commitments during the Parliamentary passage of the Bill
- Parliamentary scrutiny of the use of the keeping pace power
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