“The unnecessary risk of losing hundreds of essential standards and regulations is made all the more acute by the ongoing lack of functioning political institutions in Northern Ireland.”
Westminster Bill aimed at binning remaining EU laws could derail NI’s Climate Action Plans because of its huge burden on Stormont workers, it is feared.
They have written to Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, Stormont ministers and Civil Service boss Dr Jayne Brady outlining their fears. The letter reads: “This puts at risk hundreds of laws that are crucial not only to conserving and restoring the natural environment, but to protecting public health and creating a sustainable economy.
• The “rushed” December 31, 2023 date creates an “unnecessary cliff-edge whereby vital standards and protections must be restated, replaced or fall away from domestic law and no longer apply”.
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