The UK Government will seek the consent of MSPs before repealing European law and if withheld it will have "very serious consequences" for the country, the secretary of state for Scotland has said.

David Mundell said unlike legislation to begin Brexit through Article 50, the Scottish Parliament's consent will be sought to pass the Great Repeal Bill which will the rule of European law in the UK.

The Supreme Court ruled a legislative consent motion for Article 50 was not legally needed after the Scottish Government intervened to the 11 justices.

Mundell warned that if MSPs do not give consent for the Bill they will leave "a hole in our law" which would have "very serious consequences" for the country.

The UK Government are aiming to have the legislation passed before March 2019 so it will come into effect immediately upon the country's exit from the European Union. It aims to repeal laws which the government no longer wish to apply in the UK and replace ones it does to ensure they continue to exist after the country has left the EU.

Under the Sewel convention, the UK Parliament does not normally legislate on matters which the Scottish Parliament is responsible for without gaining their consent.

The secretary of state said: "I anticipate, and I do caveat it until you see the Bill, I anticipate that unlike the Article 50 notification that the Great Repeal Bill would be the subject of the legislative consent process and I am working on that basis.

"The Bill has not been published it is when it is published the definitive view is. But given the Great Repeal Bill will both impact on the responsibilities of this parliament and responsibilities of Scottish ministers then I think it is fair to anticipate it will be the subject of the legislative consent process.

"I don't hold the view that the Bill we have published this morning should be subject to that process as it is simply a notification that we wish to enter into negotiations to leave the EU and that is a reserved matter."

When asked about the consequences of consent being reject, Mundell replied: "I was told throughout the period of the negotiation of the fiscal framework that we would not get our legislative consent for the Scotland Bill, we did. That's what I am focussed on.

"There are really big issues that will be in the Great Repeal Bill. Issues around the powers for this parliament and there will be issues around whether we'll have a hole in our law as the body of European law has not been adopted so not agreeing to the Repeal Bill would have very significant consequences."

Despite the Supreme Court ruling a consent motion is not lawfully needed to trigger Article 50, the First Minister has said she will propose one at Holyrood anyway.

Mundell said "it is a matter for the presiding officer to determine" and he "would not seek to tell him what to do".

A legislative consent motion was last rejected in 2015 when then presiding officer Tricia Marwick rejected the Scottish Government proposal to hold one over the Trade Union Bill.

Both governments, as well as the Northern Irish and Welsh administrations, will meet in Cardiff to discuss Brexit on Monday.