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End of EU Free Movement and Repeal of Free Movement Law

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateDecember 31, 2020
CategoryBorder control / free movement
Policy toolPrimary legislation
Affected groupEu/eea/swiss citizens

Policy effect

Formally ended European Union free movement rights into the UK at the end of the transition period, repealing the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and bringing EU/EEA/Swiss citizens under domestic immigration control.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Formally ended European Union free movement rights into the UK at the end of the transition period, repealing the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and bringing EU/EEA/Swiss citizens under domestic immigration control.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site. Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 2020 CHAPTER 20 An Act to make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes. [11th November 2020] Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this … power to amend conferred (28.4.2022 for specified purposes, 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 82, 87(1)(4)(i); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 29 C4Pt. 1 excluded (25.4.2024) by Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 (c. 8), ss. 2(5)(a), 5, 10(1) (with ss. 4, 10(2)) 1Repeal of the main retained EU law relating to free movement etc.U.K. Schedule 1 makes provision to— (a)end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law, including by repealing the main provisions of retained EU law relating to free movement … 1U.K.Repeal of the main retained EU law relating to free movement etc. PART 1U.K.EU-derived domestic legislation 1U.K.Section 7 of the Immigration Act 1988 (exemption from requirement for leave to enter or remain for persons exercising EU rights etc.) is omitted. Commencement Information I10Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1279, reg. 4(c) (with saving in S.I. 2020/1309, regs. 1(2), 83, Sch. 4 paras. 5-7) 2(1)Section 109 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (power to make regulations about appeals against immigration decisions in respect of persons having, or claiming to have, EU rights) is omitted.U.K. (2)The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052), made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 as well as under section 109 of the 2002 Act, are revoked. (3)In consequence of the repeal made by sub-paragraph (1), in the following provisions of the 2002 Act, omit “or by virtue of section 109”— (a)section 106(3) and (4); (b)section 107(3). Commencement Information I11Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1279, reg. 4(c) (with savings in S.I. 2020/1309, regs. 1(2), 82, 83, Sch. 3 para. 7, Sch. 4 paras …
UK Parliament / legislation.gov.ukImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20).Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/20/contents/enacted

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