Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to revoke certain legislation implementing European Union law in the UK (retained EU law), following the UK's exit from the European Union.

Originally promoted by the government as the "Brexit Freedoms Bill" and introduced in Parliament in 2022, the bill ran into significant opposition from many sources. In late April 2023, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch announced that the government was planning to reduce the number of laws to be repealed to around 800, as opposed to the government's original target of around 4,000 laws. Such reversal was met with dismay by Brexit advocates, including the Bill's original architect Jacob Rees-Mogg. In May 2023, the Bill suffered further reverses as the House of Lords rejected a number of aspects of the proposed legislation. On 29 June 2023, the bill received royal assent.

Provisions

According to the crossheadings, the Act provides for:
 Sunsets of retained EU law
 Assimilation of retained EU law
 Interpretation and effect of retained EU law
 Modification of retained EU law
 Powers relating to retained EU law and assimilated law
 Retained EU law dashboard and report
 Abolition of business impact target

Legislative consent

Under the terms of devolution, the Government of the United Kingdom is required to invite the devolved administrations to indicate their consent (or not) to proposed legislation that would affect devolved matters. However, it is not required to be bound by them.

On 23 February 2023, the Scottish Parliament voted to refuse its consent to the Bill. On 28 March 2023, the Senedd of Wales voted to refuse its consent to the Bill.

Since May 2022, the Northern Ireland Assembly has been in abeyance due to a Democratic Unionist Party boycott in a protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol. Consequently, it has not met to consider a legislative consent motion.

References

See also 
 European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Brexit
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2023
Consequences of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum