European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
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The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 (c. 9) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to empower the Prime Minister to give to the Council of the European Union the formal notice – required by Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union – for starting negotiations for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.[1][2][3] It was passed following the result of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum held on 23 June in which 51.9% of voters voted to leave the European Union.
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to Confer power on the Prime Minister to notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the EU. |
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Citation | 2017 c. 9 |
Introduced by | David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Commons) Lord Bridges of Headley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union (Lords) |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 16 March 2017 |
Commencement | 16 March 2017 |
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Relates to | European Communities Act 1972 European Union Referendum Act 2015 European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 |
Status: Spent | |
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