UPDATE 1-Norway proposes legislation to secure rights of citizens if no-deal Brexit

Norway's government proposed legislation on Friday to secure the rights of Norwegians living in Britain and of Britons living in Norway in the case of a no-deal Brexit, the country's justice ministry said.

While Britain and EU outsider Norway agreed last year to apply the principles of a Brexit agreement in their bilateral relationship, the new legislation would also cover a no-deal scenario, it added. "We hope Britain will have an orderly exit from the European Union. We must however be prepared for Britain choosing to leave the EU without a deal," Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara said in a statement.

If approved, the proposal would delegate power from the non-EU nation's parliament to the government, allowing it to protect citizens' rights, the ministry added. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouchce)

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