Time limits for the enactment of the required changes (3.25, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)

Definition

Given that most of these corrections can and will need to be made before the UK leaves the EU, the powers proposed under the Bill do not need to exist in perpetuity. The Government will therefore ensure that the power is appropriately time-limited to enact the required changes. ¹³

Source law

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604516/Great_repeal_bill_white_paper_accessible.pdf
Chapter 3, Paragraph 3.25

Additional information:

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The importance of time limiting delegated powers was raised by Baroness Fookes (Chair of the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee) in an evidence session held by the Lords Constitution Committee on 25 January 2017, as part of the Committee’s inquiry on the Legislative Process: http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/constitution-commit... , Q131

Related terms:

Parent term:

Time limits (The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)

Sibling terms:

Timeline for the process of correcting the statute book (3.24, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)