Written Statement: Statutory instrument consent memorandum SICM (“the memorandum”) in relation to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment)[...]

I have laid a statutory instrument consent memorandum SICM ("the memorandum") in relation to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 ("the Regulations"), laid before Parliament on 16 October 2023. The Regulations make technical amendments to various pieces of primary legislation, some of which are for provisions that relate to Wales and that are within the legislative competence of the Senedd.

The purpose of the Regulations is to update references, in existing primary legislation made at Westminster, to "retained EU law" to "assimilated law" (and similar terms). This reflects section 5 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

I have laid the memorandum in accordance with the requirement under Standing Order 30A. I consider the Regulations to be a relevant statutory instrument because they make provisions in relation to Wales amending primary legislation within the legislative competence of the Senedd, which is not an incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory, supplementary or savings provision relating to matters that are not within the legislative competence of the Senedd.