Repealing the EU port services legislation
Detail of outcome
The and , will be repealed at the end of 2023 under the provisions of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
Detail of feedback received
The consultation received 3 responses. Of these:
- 2 were strongly in favour of proceeding as planned
- 1 was content with the proposal
Original consultation
Consultation description
We propose to repeal the EU port services requirement of (PSR) and revoke or amend its 2 associated statutory instruments. This will support UK-specific transport regulation for UK ports.
The PSR is an EU law that applies to the larger UK ports 鈥� those that were defined as part of the Trans-European Transport Network. The regulation has continued to apply after the end of the transition period (since 31 December 2020).
We propose to:
- bring legislation before Parliament to repeal the EU port services Regulation (EU 2017/352)
- revoke , a statutory instrument that implements discretionary and mandatory elements of the PSR
- amend relevant parts of the