The SI was thereafter delayed by the UK Government for the following reasons:
• Laying the SI in 2019 risked confusing stakeholders unnecessarily while having no practical impact because at that time, the Withdrawal Agreement Bill was drafted to give domestic effect, until closure of programmes and projects committed under the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020, to EU regulations and decisions which related to those programmes and projects.
• Delaying the laying date...