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European Union (Amendment) Bill
Schedule — Changes of Terminology
Part 1 — European Communities Act 1972

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Schedule

Section 3

 

Changes of Terminology

Part 1

European Communities Act 1972

 

Provision of the European

Existing expression

Substituted expression

 

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Communities Act 1972 (c. 68)

   
 

Section 1(2) (interpretation)

“the Community Treaties”

“the EU Treaties”

 
 

Section 1(2)

“any other treaty entered

“any other treaty entered

 
  

into by any of the

into by the EU (except in so

 
  

Communities”

far as it relates to, or could be

 

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applied in relation to, the

 
   

Common Foreign and

 
   

Security Policy)”

 
 

Section 1(3) (Order in

“the Community Treaties”

“the EU Treaties”

 
 

Council)

   

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Section 2(1) (general

““enforceable Community

““enforceable EU right””

 
 

implementation)

right””

  
 

Section 2(2)(a) (power to

“Community obligation”

“EU obligation”

 
 

implement)

   
 

Section 2(2)

“objects of the

“objects of the EU”

 

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Communities”

  
 

Section 2(3) (money)

“Community obligation”

“EU obligation”

 
  

(three times)

  
 

Section 2(3)

“any of the Communities or

“the EU or a member State”

 
  

member States”

  

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Section 3 (heading) (treaties

“Community instruments”

“EU instruments”

 
 

and instruments)

   
 

Section 3(1) (construction)

“Community instrument”

“EU instrument”

 
 

Section 3(1)

“the European Court or any

“the European Court”

 
  

court attached thereto”

  

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Section 3(2) (judicial notice)

“the European Court or any

“the European Court”

 
  

court attached thereto”

  
 

Section 3(2)

“Official Journal of the

“Official Journal of the

 
  

Communities”

European Union”

 
 

Section 3(2)

“any of the Communities”

“the EU”

 

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Section 3(2)

“Community institution”

“EU institution”

 
 

Section 3(3) (evidence)

“Community institution”

“EU institution”

 
  

(twice)

  
 

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill
Schedule — Changes of Terminology
Part 1 — European Communities Act 1972

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Provision of the European

Existing expression

Substituted expression

 
 

Communities Act 1972 (c. 68)

   
 

Section 3(3)

“the European Court or any

“the European Court”

 
  

court attached thereto”

  
 

Section 3(4) (evidence)

“Community instrument”

“EU instrument”

 

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Section 4(1) (amendment of

“Community obligations”

“EU obligations”

 
 

the law)

(twice)

  
 

Section 5(1) (customs duties)

“Community customs duty”

“EU customs duty”

 
 

Section 5(1)

“Economic Community”

“EU”

 
 

Section 5(1)

“Community provision”

“EU provision”

 

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Section 6(3) (common

“Community arrangements”

“EU arrangements”

 
 

agricultural policy)

(twice)

  
 

Section 6(4)

“Economic Community”

“EU”

 
 

Section 6(4)

“Community provision”

“EU provision”

 
 

Section 6(5)

“Economic Community”

“EU”

 

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Section 6(5)

“Community customs

“EU customs duties”

 
  

duties” (twice)

  
 

Section 6(5)

“Community arrangements”

“EU arrangements”

 
 

Section 6(8)

“Community arrangements”

“EU arrangements”

 
 

Section 11 (heading)

“Community offences”

“EU offences”

 

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(offences)

   
 

Section 11(1)

“the European Court or any

“the European Court”

 
  

court attached thereto”

  
  

(twice)

  
 

Section 12 (heading)

“Communities”

“EU”

 

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(information)

   
 

Section 12

“Community obligation”

“EU obligation”

 
 

Section 12

“Community institution”

“EU institution”

 
 

Schedule 1 (heading)

“Communities”

“EU”

 
 

(defined terms)

   

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Schedule 1, Part 2

““Community customs

““EU customs duty””

 
  

duty””

  
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

“Community provision”

“EU provision”

 
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

““Community institution”

““EU institution” means any

 
  

means any institution of any

institution of the EU.”

 

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of the Communities or

  
  

common to the

  
  

Communities; and any

  
  

reference to an institution of

  
  

a particular Community

  

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shall include one common to

  
  

the Communities when it

  
  

acts for that Community,

  
  

and similarly with references

  
  

to a committee, officer or

  

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servant of a particular

  
  

Community.”

  
 
 

European Union (Amendment) Bill
Schedule — Changes of Terminology
Part 2 — Interpretation Act 1978

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Provision of the European

Existing expression

Substituted expression

 
 

Communities Act 1972 (c. 68)

   
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

““Community instrument””

““EU instrument””

 
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

“issued by a Community

“issued by an EU institution”

 
  

institution”

  

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Schedule 1, Part 2

““Community obligation””

““EU obligation””

 
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

“enforceable Community

“enforceable EU obligation”

 
  

obligation”

  
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

““Enforceable Community

““Enforceable EU right””

 
  

right””

  

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Schedule 1, Part 2

““European Court” means

““European Court” means

 
  

the Court of Justice of the

the Court of Justice of the

 
  

European Communities or

European Union.”

 
  

the Court of First Instance,

  
  

and any reference to a court

  

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attached to the European

  
  

Court is a reference to a

  
  

judicial panel attached to the

  
  

Court of First Instance.”

  
 

Schedule 1, Part 2

“membership of the

“membership of the EU”

 

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Communities”

  
 

Schedule 2 (subordinate

“Community instrument”

“EU instrument”

 
 

legislation) para. 1A

(twice)

  
 

Schedule 2, para. 4

“Community obligation”

“EU obligation”

 
 

Part 2

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Interpretation Act 1978

 

Provision of the Interpretation

Existing expression

Substituted expression

 
 

Act 1978 (c. 30)

   
 

Section 20A (heading)

“Community instruments”

“EU instruments”

 
 

(references to Community

   

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instruments)

   
 

Section 20A

“Community instrument”

“EU instrument”

 
 

Schedule 1 (definitions)

““The Communities”, “the

“The EU” or “the EU

 
  

Treaties” or “the Community

Treaties”” (to be substituted

 
  

Treaties”

in the appropriate place in

 

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the Schedule)

 
 
 

 
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