The Social Security (Switzerland) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) (Revocation) Order 2020
The Social Security (Switzerland) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1303) (“the 2019 Order”) makes provision for the modification of certain social security legislation so as to give effect to the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Citizens’ Rights (“the Switzerland Citizens’ Rights Agreement”) following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the Free Movement of Persons Agreement, signed at Bern on 25th February 2019.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
16 Dec 2020
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In force
17 Dec 2020
Enabling power
In view of the agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU (as that agreement is modified from time to time in accordance with any provision of it) and the operation of section 7B of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018which provides that the rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures under the Switzerland Citizens’ Rights Agreement are to be recognised and available in domestic law and enforced, allowed and followed accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the 1992 Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
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