22 February 2019
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"We were not persuaded that so wideranging an instrument, covering policy areas that are individually of significant concern to the House, can be justified. Effective scrutiny is inhibited by the wide range of issues included.
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We take the view that the purpose of contingency regulations is to address the consequences of a ‘no deal’ exit from the EU. Any accompanying EM should not be treated simply as an academic exercise dealing only with the moment of transition."
See: UK-BREXIT: House of Lords: Proposed Negative Statutory Instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Draft Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (pdf):
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