European Union (Finance) Act 2015

2015 c. 32

An Act to approve for the purposes of section 7(1) of the European Union Act 2011 the decision of the Council of 26 May 2014 on the system of own resources of the European Union; and to amend the definition of “the Treaties” and “the EU Treaties” in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 so as to include that decision.

Enacted[21st July 2015]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 EU finance decision: approval, and addition to list of Treaties¶

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2 In section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in the definition of “the Treaties” and “the EU Treaties”, for paragraph (e) (Council decisions on EU's system of own resources) substitute—

2 Repeal, extent, commencement and short title¶

1 The European Communities (Finance) Act 2008 (which is superseded by this Act) is repealed.

2 This Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.

3 This Act comes into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

4 This Act may be cited as the European Union (Finance) Act 2015.

Footnotes

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Act repealed (4.7.2018 for the repeal of s. 1(1)) by European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 9 (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2018/808, reg. 3(i)