Legislating for Brexit: Statutory Instruments implementing EU law

How does the United Kingdom implement European Union law and how many UK laws are there which implement EU law? This paper looks at how the majority of EU directives are implemented in the UK and lists EU-related UK Statutory Instruments.

It is one of a series of Library briefings on different elements of the EU acquis and Brexit, and will be updated periodically.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Legislating for Brexit: the Great Repeal Bill http://www.europeansources.info/record/legislating-for-brexit-the-great-repeal-bill/

ESO: Background information: Legislating for Brexit: directly applicable EU law http://www.europeansources.info/record/legislating-for-brexit-directly-applicable-eu-law/

UK: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: Publications and Records: Research publications: Brexit: the next steps for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/eu-referendum/

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