According to Yahoo News, the UK's "The Great
Repeal" bill is one of "the most significant British law in four
decades." However, not every Briton or even some lawmakers know about it.
It is also known as the European Communities Act 1972 -- the main reason why UK
law treats EU law as national laws.
Triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin the UK's
Brexit, Britain would still have UK and EU laws made in the last 40 years as
part of the constitution. This creates certainty between the two nations that
the UK would continue to respect EU laws especially with foreign EU workers in
the United Kingdom.
The Great Repeal Bill allows ministers to change primary
legislation using secondary legislation and it will be examined in the House of
Commons and House of Lords. Both will need to approve before the task of
dismantling certain EU laws can be passed into law.
While EU laws integrated and practiced in the last four
decades would remain, a steady Brexit would allow the UK to practice its own
laws and provide equivalents to existing EU laws. Both parties would use the
bill to ensure there are no blind spots as soon as the UK leaves the Union.
The Great Repeal Bill hands ministers wide powers to amend primary law via secondary instruments, scrutinized by Commons and Lords. Like Plaintiff Funding, approval safeguards fairness, ensuring changes proceed only after due oversight before dismantling select EU laws responsibly nationally.
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