Part 3: Further Provisions Interpretation
Paragraph 41 defines ‘civil servant’ as a person employed in the civil service of the state, and sets out the definition for ‘domestic law’. The term ‘devolved legislature’ is defined as the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly of Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly. The terms ‘Part 2’ and ‘relevant public authority’ are defined under sub-paragraph 22(3).
	A ‘relevant right’ means a right created or arising under Part 2 of the Withdrawal Agreement or Part 2 of the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement (for example the right to apply for permanent residency if the criteria set out in Part 2 are met). It includes any right arising under Part 2, regardless of the legal means through which that right is given effect - it covers both rights that exist in Part 2 and are made directly effectively through this Act (by virtue of sections 5 and 6) and rights that result from the obligations on the UK created by Part 2, but which are given further effect by domestic law (for example, the settled status scheme created under the Immigration Rules). It also includes rights which ‘correspond’ to rights created or arising under Part 2 (but which are not in fact conferred by Part 2) and which are established in domestic legislation which has effect in connection with Part 2. For example, where the settled status scheme is extended to EU or EEA nationals not strictly in the scope of the relevant agreements and those people are accordingly given associated rights such as non-discrimination rights corresponding to those conferred on people directly covered by Part 2, those corresponding rights fall within the definition of ‘relevant right’.
	Sub-paragraph (2) sets out that any references referring to relevant public authorities acting include references to the relevant public authority failing to act.