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<p>Retained EU law includes both preserved domestic legislation and converted direct
EU legislation. The latter was not made by UK legislators and will operate in a different
way to both primary and secondary legislation. It would therefore not be appropriate
to assign a single status to this legislation for all purposes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Preserved
domestic legislation will continue to hold the same status as it does currently (i.e.
primary or secondary). Converted EU legislation will not automatically have primary
or secondary status. Instead, the Bill sets out the status of this legislation for
specified purposes in a number of places. For example, for the purposes of the Human
Rights Act, it will be treated as primary legislation. Further regulations may be
made under the Bill for the purpose of status under other statutes.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Existing domestic legislation will remain amenable to judicial review
as at present. In general (and subject to any further regulations made under the Bill),
it will not be possible to challenge the validity of converted EU legislation. To
do otherwise would raise uncertainties and practical difficulties as the EU instruments
being converted were not made by UK Ministers but by EU institutions.</p><p> </p>
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