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European Communities Act 1972 (repealed)

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  • Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(d) excluded by 2006 c. 45 s. 8(6) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 8(6) repealed (12.11.2009) without ever being in force by 2009 c. 25, Sch. 21 para. 96, Sch. 23 Pt. 5)
  • Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(d) words substituted by 2003 c. 44 Sch. 27 para. 3(2)

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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I General Provisions

    1. 1. Short title and interpretation.

    2. 2. General implementation of Treaties.

    3. 3. Decisions on, and proof of, Treaties and EU instruments etc.

  3. Part II Amendment of Law

    1. 4. General provision for repeal and amendment.

    2. 5. Customs duties.

    3. 6. The common agricultural policy.

    4. 7.

    5. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 11.EU offences.

    9. 12. Furnishing of information to EU.

  4. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Definitions relating to EU

      1. Part I The Pre-Accession Treaties

        1. 1.The “E.C.S.C. Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing...

        2. 2.The “E.E.C. Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing...

        3. 3.The “Euratom Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing...

        4. 4.The Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities,...

        5. 5.The Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission...

        6. 6.The Treaty amending certain Budgetary Provisions of the Treaties establishing...

        7. 7.Any treaty entered into before the 22nd January 1972 by...

      2. Part II Other Definitions

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Provisions as to Subordinate Legislation

      1. 1.(1) The powers conferred by section 2(2) of this Act...

      2. 1A.(1) Where— (a) subordinate legislation makes provision for a purpose...

      3. 2.(1) Subject to paragraph 3 below, where a provison contained...

      4. 2A.(1) This paragraph applies where, pursuant to paragraph 2(2) above,...

      5. 2B.(1) This paragraph applies where, pursuant to paragraph 2(2) above,...

      6. 2C.Paragraphs 2A and 2B above apply to a Scottish statutory...

      7. 3.Nothing in paragraph 2 above shall apply to any Order...

      8. 4.(1) The power to make orders under section 5(1) or...

      9. 5.As soon as may be after the end of each...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals

      1. Part I Customs Tariff

      2. Part II Sugar

      3. Part III Seeds

      4. Part IV Miscellaneous

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Enactments Amended

      1. 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. B: Food

        1. 3.(1) In the Food and Drugs Act 1955 (“the Act...

      4. C: Grading et ceteralaetc. of Horticultural Produce

        1. 4.(1) Part III of the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964...

      5. D: Seeds and other Propagating Material

        1. 5.(1) In the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 there...

      6. E: Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs

        1. 6.After section 74 of the Agriculture Act 1970 there shall...

        2. 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

      7. G: Plant Health

        1. 8.(1) In the Plant Health Act 1967 there shall be...

        2. 9.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

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