Retained EU Law  (Revocation and Reform) Bill: New Clause 1 - “Assimilated law”
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

Clause text:

New Clause 1 - “Assimilated law”
(1) As regards all times after the end of 2023, the things listed in the left-hand column are to be known by the names in the right-hand column.
| At or before the end of 2023             | After the end of 2023                    |
|:-----------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------|
| Retained EU law                          | Assimilated law                          |
| Retained case law                        | Assimilated case law                     |
| Retained direct EU legislation           | Assimilated direct legislation           |
| Retained direct minor EU legislation     | Assimilated direct minor legislation     |
| Retained direct principal EU legislation | Assimilated direct principal legislation |
| Retained domestic case law               | Assimilated domestic case law            |
| Retained EU case law                     | Assimilated EU case law                  |
| Retained EU obligation                   | Assimilated obligation                   |
(2) Accordingly, as regards all times at or before the end of 2023, the things listed in the right-hand column continue to be known by the names in the left-hand column.
(3) Schedule (“Assimilated law”: consequential amendments) contains amendments consequential on subsection (1).
(4) A reference in an enactment to a thing in the left-hand column of the table in subsection (1) is to be read, as regards all times after the end of 2023, as a reference to the thing by its name in the right-hand column.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to any title of an enactment (including any provision about how an enactment may be cited) or any reference to a title of an enactment.
(6) The provision that may be made by regulations under section 19 (power to make consequential provision) in consequence of subsection (1) of this section includes, in particular—
(a) provision adding entries to the table in subsection (1) for things which relate to the things for which there are entries in the table (and adding definitions for those things to subsection (7));
(b) provision amending an enactment in consequence of the name of a thing being changed by subsection (1) (including by virtue of regulations under section 19).
(7) In this section—
“retained case law”, “retained domestic case law” and “retained EU case law” have the meaning given by section 6(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as it has effect on the day on which this Act is passed);
“retained EU law”, “retained direct EU legislation”, “retained direct minor EU legislation”, “retained direct principal EU legislation” and “retained EU obligation” have the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (as it has effect on the day on which this Act is passed).”—(Ms Ghani.)