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European Union Act 2011

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the European Union Act 2011. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Overview

  3. Summary

    1. Part 1: Restrictions on Treaties and Decisions Relating to EU

    2. Part 2: Implementation of Transitional Protocol on MEPs

    3. Part 3: General

  4. Background

    1. General

    2. Part 1: Restrictions on Treaties and Decisions Relating to EU

    3. Part 2: Implementation of Transitional Protocol on MEPs

  5. Territorial Extent and Application

  6. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Restrictions on Treaties and Decisions Relating to EU

      1. Introductory

        1. Section 1: Interpretation of Part 1

      2. Restrictions relating to amendments of TEU or TFEU

        1. Section 2: Treaties amending or replacing TEU or TFEU

        2. Section 3: Amendment of TFEU under simplified revision procedure

        3. Section 4: Cases where treaty or Article 48(6) decision attracts a referendum

        4. Section 5: Statement to be laid before Parliament

      3. Restrictions relating to other decisions under TEU or TFEU

        1. Section 6: decisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum

        2. Section 7: Decisions requiring approval by Act

        3. Section 8: Decisions under Article 352 of TFEU

        4. Section 9: Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU

        5. Section 10: Parliamentary control of certain decisions not requiring approval by Act

      4. Further provisions about referendums held in pursuance of sections 2, 3 or 6

        1. Section 11: Persons entitled to vote in referendum

        2. Section 12: Separate questions

        3. Section 13: Role of Electoral Commission

      5. Supplementary

        1. Section 14: Consequential amendments and repeals relating to Part 1

    2. Part 2: Implementation of Transitional Protocol on MEPs

      1. Section 15: Protocol on MEPs: approval, and addition to list of treaties

      2. Section 16: Number of MEPs and electoral regions

      3. Section 17: Election of additional MEP

    3. Part 3: General

      1. Status of EU law

        1. Section 18: Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis

      2. Final provisions

        1. Section 19: Financial provisions

        2. Section 20: Extent

        3. Section 21: Commencement

    4. Schedules to the Act

      1. Schedule 1: Treaty provisions where amendment removing need for unanimity, consensus or common accord would attract referendum

        1. Part 1: Provisions of the Treaty on European Union

        2. Part 2: Provisions on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

      2. Schedule 2: Election of additional MEP

  7. Commencement

  8. Hansard References

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