http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/7/section/3European Union (Amendment) Act 2008An Act to make provision in connection with the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon on 13th December 2007.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-09-10Expert Participation2018-07-04 31In section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (interpretation) before the definition of “the Communities” insert—“the EU” means the European Union, being the Union established by the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7th February 1992 (as amended by any later Treaty),.2A reference to the EU in an Act or an instrument made under an Act includes, if and in so far as the context permits or requires, a reference to the European Atomic Energy Community.3The Table in the Schedule to this Act sets out substitutions required to reflect terminology after the commencement of the Treaty of Lisbon.4The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order make other amendments of Acts or instruments made under Acts to reflect changes in terminology or numbering arising out of the Treaty of Lisbon.5An order under subsection (4)—amay include incidental provision,bshall be made by statutory instrument, andcshall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.6In an Act or instrument made under an Act a reference to all or any of the Communities shall, in the application of the enactment or instrument after the passing of this Act, be treated as being or including (as the context requires) a reference to the EU.