European Union Bill [HL]

Page 13, line 21, leave out from beginning to end of line 35 on page 14

Page 12, line 9, at end insert—

“(2) This section does not affect the United Kingdom’s commitments set out in the European Communities Act 1972 and subsequent Acts enacting subsequent amending treaties (the Single Market Act (1987), the Maastricht Treaty on European Union (1992), the Amsterdam Treaty (1997), the Nice Treaty (2001) and the Treaty of Lisbon (2007)) and the treaties concluded to enable successive enlargements of the European Union as part of the dynamics of EU development, with new EU competences in fields agreed to be necessary for Europeans to act together.”

Leave out Clause 18 and insert the following new Clause—

“Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis

By virtue of the European Communities Act 1972 directly applicable or directly effective EU law (that is, the rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures referred to in section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972) falls to be recognised and available in law in the United Kingdom.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Duration of Part 1 and Schedule 1

Part 1 and Schedule 1 shall expire on the day on which the Parliament in which this Act is passed dissolves.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Duration of Part 1 and Schedule 1

(1) Part 1 and Schedule 1 shall expire on the day on which the Parliament in which this Act is passed dissolves.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order provide that Part 1 and Schedule 1 shall be deemed to have been revived from the beginning of the Parliament in which the order is made.

(3) An order under subsection (2) shall provide that Part 1 and Schedule 1 shall expire on the day on which the Parliament in which the order is made dissolves.

(4) An order under subsection (2)—

(a) must be made by statutory instrument, and

(b) may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”