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<p>Our objective has always been to have a functioning statute book in place by Exit
Day and to ensure that the most critical secondary legislation was made by this point.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra requires 125 SIs to be in force for Exit day of which
122 have been laid and the other 3 SIs will be laid before Exit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Each SI that is planned to be laid after 12 April has been carefully considered
to ensure that this would not have legal or other consequences that cannot be addressed
by temporary non legislative arrangements. In most cases the SIs would apply only
very minor technical corrections to current legislation which would not impact operability
or transfer functions from the EU which would not be required in the immediate period
after Exit. We have also consulted the Devolved Administrations in reaching these
conclusions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of this due diligence,
Defra will have laid all critical secondary legislation immediately required for EU
Exit. The laying of EU Exit SIs allows Parliament to fulfil its essential scrutiny
role. The exact nature of this scrutiny, and the steps required before an SI completes
its passage, is dependent on the type of SI and determined under the relevant primary
powers.</p><p> </p>
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