IChemE welcomes government decision to remove EU law deadline that could affect safety

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Move allays concerns that safety legislation could have been revoked

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has welcomed the UK government’s decision to scrap plans for all retained EU laws to automatically expire by the end of 2023, in the absence of a decision to preserve them. The institution had expressed concern that safety legislation could be affected by the sunset clause.