Section 131 | Removal of recognition of EU standards etc

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)amend Article 24A of the eIDAS Regulation (recognition of EU standards etc for qualified trust services) so as to remove circumstances in which something is to be treated as qualified under that Regulation for the purposes of a provision or measure specified in paragraph 1 of that Article;

(b)revoke that Article;

(c)revoke Article 24B of the eIDAS Regulation (recognition of EU conformity assessment bodies);

(d)revoke Article 51 of the eIDAS Regulation (transitional measures for electronic signatures);

(e)amend a provision listed in subsection (3) so as to remove a reference to a trust service provider established in the EU;

(f)amend a provision listed in subsection (4) so as to remove a reference to European standards or provisions of equivalent EU law.

(2)The power under subsection (1)(a) includes power to amend or remove an assumption in Article 24A(2) of the eIDAS Regulation.

(3)The provisions mentioned in subsection (1)(e) are—

(a)Article 13(1) of the eIDAS Regulation;

(b)Articles 2(1)(a) and 4(1)(a) of the Implementing Decision.

(4)The provisions mentioned in subsection (1)(f) are—

(a)Article 24(2)(b) of the eIDAS Regulation;

(b)Articles 2(2)(c)(7) and 4(2)(c)(7) of the Implementing Decision.

(5)Regulations under this section may—

(a)include transitional provision or savings, and

(b)make different provision for different purposes, including for the purposes of different provisions of the eIDAS Regulation.

(6)Regulations under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

(7)In this section, “the Implementing Decision” means Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1506 laying down specifications relating to formats of advanced electronic signatures and advanced seals to be recognised by public sector bodies pursuant to Articles 27(5) and 37(5) of the eIDAS Regulation.