1Meaning of “the Treaties” and “the Community Treaties”

In section 1(2) of the [1972 c. 68.] European Communities Act 1972, in the definition of “the Treaties” and “the Community Treaties”, after paragraph (n) (inserted by the [1994 c. 38.] European Union (Accessions) Act 1994) there shall be inserted and

(o)the following provisions of the Treaty signed at Amsterdam on 2nd October 1997 amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related Acts—

(i)Articles 2 to 9,

(ii)Article 12, and

(iii)the other provisions of the Treaty so far as they relate to those Articles,

and the Protocols adopted on that occasion other than the Protocol on Article J.7 of the Treaty on European Union.