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| Clause 18, page 11, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament is hereby reaffirmed.’. |
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| Clause 18, page 11, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament in relation to EU law is |
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| Clause 18, page 11, line 30, at end insert ‘and not by virtue of a common law |
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| Clause 18, page 11, line 30, at end add— |
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| | ‘(2) | The Secretary of State shall prepare an annual report on the extent to which in the |
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| | previous 12 months the provisions of subsection (1) have been challenged or |
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| | questioned in the courts, including the European Court of Justice, identifying any |
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| | challenge to the declaration contained in that subsection that the status of EU law |
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| | is dependent on the continuing statutory basis provided by the European |
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| | (3) | The report made under subsection (2) shall be laid before Parliament for its |
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| new clauses relating to clause 18 |
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| | Parliamentary sovereignty |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Section 3(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 shall not extend to the |
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| | construction or interpretation by the courts of the United Kingdom as to the nature |
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| | or legal effect of parliamentary sovereignty and section 3 shall be amended |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Nothing in Part 3 adversely affects or shall be construed as affecting the existing |
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| | constitutional law of the sovereignty of Parliament in relation to EU law.’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 12, after ‘Parliament,’, insert ‘the Bill for which was given a |
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| Second Reading, by the first House of Parliament to give it a Second Reading, no sooner |
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| than ten weeks after the date of the laying of the statement referred to in paragraph (a),’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 13, leave out ‘or the exemption condition’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 19, at end insert ‘and also provides that, where the majority |
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| of those voting in that referendum are opposed to the ratification of the treaty, a further |
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| binding referendum is held on continuing United Kingdom membership of the European |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 20, after ‘referendum’, insert ‘on ratification of the treaty’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 23, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 31, after ‘Parliament,’, insert ‘the Bill for which was given a |
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| Second Reading, by the first House of Parliament to give it a Second Reading, no sooner |
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| than ten weeks after the date of the laying of the statement referred to in paragraph (a),’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 32, leave out ‘the exemption condition or the significance |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 39, at end insert ‘and also provides that, where the majority |
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| of those voting in that referendum are opposed to the approval of the decision, a further |
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| binding referendum is held on continuing United Kingdom membership of the European |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 40, after ‘referendum’, insert ‘on approval of the decision’. |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 43, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 1, leave out subsection (4). |
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| Clause 4, page 3, line 8, after ‘subsection (4)’, insert ‘and (5)’. |
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| Clause 4, page 3, line 40, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(n) | any other implementation of a power under the TEU or TFEU.’. |
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| Clause 4, page 3, line 40, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(n) | a reduction before 1 April 2017 in the United Kingdom’s percentage |
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| | share of the votes that can constitute a blocking minority under the |
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| | system of weighted votes provided for by Article 3(3) of Protocol (No. |
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| | 36) on Transitional Provisions annexed to TEU and TFEU; |
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| | (o) | a reduction of more than 3.5 per cent. in the United Kingdom’s share of |
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| | the population that can constitute a blocking minority under the |
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| | definition of a qualified majority set out in Article 16(4) of TEU and |
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| | Article 238(2) of TFEU.’. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 3, leave out paragraph (a). |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 7, at end add ‘, where Parliamentary approval has been given |
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| to the approval of the accession without the holding of a referendum in the United |
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| | (5) | Parliamentary approval is given if— |
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| | (a) | in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that |
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| | the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to give |
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| | approval to the accession without the holding of a referendum; and |
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| | (b) | each House agrees to the motion without amendment.’. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 7, at end add— |
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| | ‘(5) | Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a treaty that involves provision falling under |
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| | subsection 1(n) or (o).’. |
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| Clause 5, page 4, line 17, leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The required statement is a statement that there will be a referendum on that |
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| Clause 5, page 4, line 24, at end add— |
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| | ‘(6) | If the Minister’s opinion is that the effect of that provision in relation to the |
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| | United Kingdom is not significant the Minister must seek Parliamentary approval |
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| | (7) | Parliamentary approval is given if— |
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| | (a) | in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that |
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| | the House approves of the Minister’s opinion; and |
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| | (b) | each House agrees to the motion without amendment. |
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| | (8) | If the Minister fails to obtain Parliamentary approval for his opinion the |
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| | significance condition is not met.’. |
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| New Clause relating to Clauses 1 to 5 |
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| | Parliament Act 1911 in relation to sections 1 to 5 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Parliament Act 1911 is amended as follows. |
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