As noted by Professor Armstrong the Bill “underwent noteworthy amendments during its legislative passage.”20210107_PRIVATE_Advisor_brief_on_UKIMAct.pdf (parliament.scot) These included –
Altering the scope of the ‘relevant requirements’ subject to the mutual recognition principle with a view to taking pricing controls outside the scope of that principle;
Limiting the ability of UK ministers to amend the scope of the Act via statutory instruments and making remaining powers subject to new devolved consent requirements;
Acknowledgement of the potential impact of the Act on the outcomes of Common Frameworks processes by conferring a discretionary power on UK ministers to exclude such outcomes from the scope of the Act;
Elaborating on the role of the OIM in monitoring the functioning of the internal market and requiring it to lay...