What is the Great Repeal Bill? How the UK will take back laws from the EU
THE GREAT Repeal Bill is expected to be at the heart of the Queen's Speech as Britain prepares to leave the EU. But what is the Bill and how will it help us leave the EU?
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What is the Great Repeal Bill?
The Great Repeal Bill is a historic document that will end the reign of European law in Britain.
The document will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) in favour of more legislative freedom in the UK.
The Government will introduce the Great Repeal Paper to remove EU laws from Britain
Effectively it will convert EU laws into British ones, for MPs to pick and chose those that benefit the nation and scrap the rest.
Brexit Secretary David Davis underlined the EU referendum was clear instruction to remove the ECA.
He said: “We will return sovereignty to the institutions of this United Kingdom.
“That is what people voted for on 23 June: for Britain to take control of its own destiny, and for all decisions about taxpayers’ money, borders and laws to be taken here in Britain."
When will the Great Repeal Bill take effect?
The bill will be included in Queen’s Speech and it will be formally introduced in the next parliamentary session.
The Great Repeal Bill will convert EU laws into British ones
We will return sovereignty to the institutions of this United Kingdom
If the bill remains unopposed by Labour and the House of Lords, it could pass before Brexit.
Mr Davis said the bill will then come into effect on the day Britain leaves: “There is more than 40 years of European Union law in UK law to consider, and some of it simply will not work on exit.”
He added: “The great repeal Bill will change that with effect from the day we leave the European Union.”
Brexit Secretary David Davis said the people voted for this in the EU referendum
What is the European Communities Act 1972?
The European Communities Act 1972 regulated Britain’s access to the European Communities - now known as the European Union.
The ECA creates a clash between British and European law, where EU rules will always take precedence.
Repealing the act will once again give the upper hand to British law and Parliament.
Once the bill is in power, the Government will chose which laws it wants to keep and scrap
Which EU laws could be scrapped by the Repeal Bill?
The free movement of labour is likely to be scrapped by the bill. Reducing immigration numbers has been as strong argument of the Brexit camp since the start of the Leave campaign.
Justice Secretary Liz Truss also confirmed her plans to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
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Ms Truss said: "There are changes that could be made but that is really a matter that we need to develop in the proposals that we will be putting forward in due course."
Another big issue for Brexit is the EU quotas set by the Common Fisheries Policy.
Repealing the law could provide a much needed boost to revitalise the British fishing industry.