European Union Act 2011

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