| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for Scotland in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, in particular to enable provision to be made that corresponds to provision in EU law after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal; to establish guiding principles on the environment and to require public authorities to have due regard to those principles in making policies; to establish a body with the functions of ensuring compliance by public authorities with environmental law and monitoring the effectiveness of environmental law in protecting and improving the environment; to require the preparation and publication of an environmental policy strategy; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2021 asp 4 |
| Introduced by | Michael RussellMSP |
| Territorial extent | Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 January 2021 |
| Commencement | 29 January 2021 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, fromlegislation.gov.uk. | |
TheUK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 4) (known colloquially as theContinuity Act or theEU Continuity Act) is anAct passed by theScottish Parliament on 22 December 2020[1] and receivingroyal assent on 29 January 2021. It is a major Scottish constitutional statute, providing for devolvedScots law to stay aligned to futureEU law despite thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from theEuropean Union on 31 January 2020.
