European Union Referendum Bill (HC Bill 2)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, are
published separately as Bill 2—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Philip Hammond has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)
of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the European Union Referendum Bill are compatible
with the Convention rights.