Powers contained in this Act Powers to restate
This Act establishes a power to restate retained EU law. This power will enable UK Ministers and devolved authorities to clarify, consolidate and restate any secondary REUL to preserve the effect of the current law whilst removing it from the category of REUL.
	This Act also provides for the codification of the effects of retained case law and EU-derived principles of interpretation where necessary to maintain the existing policy effect. The power does not allow the function or substance of the legislation to change nor introduce substantive policy change.
	This Act also establishes a power to restate assimilated law or reproduce sunsetted EU rights, powers liabilities etc (section 11). This power achieves a similar policy effect as section 12, except that it acts on any assimilated secondary law and can operate up to 23 June 2026.
	This power will ensure legal certainty in areas of REUL where policy is not intended to immediately change and mitigate any unintended consequences associated with the sunset and the end of the special status of REUL on 31 December 2023.