European Communities Act 1972

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I General Provisions

    1. 1.Short title and interpretation

    2. 2.General implementation of Treaties

    3. 3.Decisions on, and proof of, Treaties and Community instruments etc.

  3. PART II Amendment of Law

    1. 4.General provision for repeal and amendment

    2. 5.Customs duties

    3. 6.The common agricultural policy

    4. 7.Sugar

    5. 8.Cinematograph films

    6. 9.Companies

    7. 10.Restrictive trade practices

    8. 11.Community offences

    9. 12.Furnishing of information to Communities

  4. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Definitions relating to Communities

      1. PART I The Pre-Accession Treaties

        1. 1.The " E.C.S.C. Treaty ", that is to say, the...

        2. 2.The "E.E.C. Treaty", that is to say, the Treaty establishing...

        3. 3.The " Euratom Treaty ", that is to say, the...

        4. 4.The Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities,...

        5. 5.The Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission...

        6. 6.The Treaty amending certain Budgetary Provisions of the Treaties establishing...

        7. 7.Any treaty entered into before the 22nd January 1972 by...

      2. PART II Other Definitions

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Provisions as to Subordinate Legislation

      1. 1.(1) The powers conferred by section 2(2) of this Act...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to paragraph 3 below, where a provision contained...

      3. 3.Nothing in paragraph 2 above shall apply to any Order...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals

      1. PART I Customs Tariff

      2. PART II Sugar

      3. PART III Seeds

      4. PART IV Miscellaneous

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Enactments Amended

      1. A: Customs Duties

        1. A(i): Import Duty Reliefs etc.

          1. 1.(1) Save as provided by paragraphs (a) and (b) below,...

        2. A(ii): Customs and Excise Act 1952

          1. 2.(1) In the Customs and Excise Act 1952 there shall...

      2. B: Food

        1. 3.(1) In the Food and Drugs Act 1955 (" the...

      3. C: Grading etc. of Horticultural Produce

        1. 4.(1) Part III of the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964...

      4. D: Seeds and other Propagating Material

        1. 5.(1) In the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 there...

      5. E: Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs

        1. 6.After section 74 of the Agriculture Act 1970 there shall...

      6. F: Animal Health

        1. 7.(1) In the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 there shall...

      7. G: Plant Health

        1. 8.(1) In the Plant Health Act 1967 there shall be...

      8. H: Road Vehicles (Driving under Age, and Drivers' Hours)

        1. 9.(1) In section 4(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1972...

      9. I: Road Transport (International Passenger Services)

        1. 10.In section 160(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1960 (regulations...