A Bill To Repeal the European Communities Act 1972; and to make provision for the Secretary of State to repeal any enactment that has been a consequence of the European Communities Act 1972.
House of Lords
16 May 2013
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The bill would repeal the European Communities Act 1972, removing the legal mechanism that currently gives EU law effect in UK law. It would also empower the Secretary of State to repeal any enactment that has been a consequence of that Act. The aim is to reset the UK’s legal framework to operate independently of EU law after Brexit.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Lords and has not yet progressed to the House of Commons.
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15 May 2013
First reading took place on 15 May. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
