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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 1 - Restriction of Ministers' Powers
  
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  @ MP voted aye to prevent ministers making regulations under acts other than the European Union (Withdrawal) Act to amend, repeal or modify European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal from the union, other than in situations where the regulation is necessary to maintain or enhance rights and protections.
  
  @ MP voted no not to prevent ministers making regulations under acts other than the European Union (Withdrawal) Act to amend, repeal or modify European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal from the union, other than in situations where the regulation is necessary to maintain or enhance rights and protections.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to prevent ministers making regulations under acts other than the European Union (Withdrawal) Act to amend, repeal or modify European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal from the union, other than in situations where the regulation is necessary to maintain or enhance rights and protections.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against a proposed consultation procedure prior to acting to maintain or enhance rights and protections relating to employment, equality, health and safety, consumer rights and environmental standards and protection.  
  
  The majority of MPs also voted not to require a resolution of each House of Parliament before  regulations can be made under acts other than the European Union (Withdrawal) Act to amend, repeal or modify European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal from the union.
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Retaining Enhanced Protection'' and stated:
  
  :(1) A Minister may use regulations provided for by an Act of Parliament other than this Act to amend, repeal or modify retained EU law if, and only if, the use of the regulation is necessary to maintain or enhance rights and protections.
  
  :(2) The procedure in subsection (3) applies if a Minister of the Crown proposes to use regulations provided for by Acts of Parliament other than this Act to amend, repeal or modify retained EU law in the following areasâ
  
  :(a) employment entitlement, rights and protection,
  
  :(b) equality entitlements, rights and protection,
  
  :(c) health and safety entitlement, rights and protection,
  
  :(d) consumer standards, or
  
  :(e) environmental standards and protection.
  
  :(3) A Minister of the Crown mustâ
  
  :(a) produce an explanatory document which must explain why using the regulation is necessary to maintain or enhance rights and protections,
  
  :(b) consult for a period of no less than 12 weeks after the publication of the explanatory document withâ
  
  :(i) organisations, and persons who are likely to be affected by the proposals, including representative bodies;
  
  :(ii) the Law Commission, the Scottish Law Commission or the Northern Ireland Law Commission in such cases as the Minister considers appropriate; and
  
  :(iii) where the proposals relate to the functions of one or more statutory bodies, those bodies or persons appearing to the Minister to be representative of those bodies,
  
  :(c) give details of any representations received under the consultation provided including Ministerial responses.
  
  :(4) Any regulations to which this section applies may be made only if they have been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.â
  
  It's not explicitly clear which regulations are being referred to in subsection (4), the only reasonable interpretation appears to be those defined in subsection (1). 
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory notice:
  
  :This new clause would ensure that important EU-derived employment and other rights can be amended only by primary legislation, subordinate legislation made under this Act, or subordinate legislation which has been approved through an enhanced scrutiny procedure.
  
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  
  
  
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