{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-and-governance-act-2010/section-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-and-governance-act-2010/section-25.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/25",
  "legislation_title": "Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-and-governance-act-2010",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Meaning of “treaty” and “ratification”",
  "text": "(1) In this Part “treaty” means a written agreement—\n(a) between States or between States and international organisations, and\n(b) binding under international law.\n(2) But “treaty” does not include a regulation, rule, measure, decision or similar instrument made under a treaty (other than one that amends or replaces the treaty (in whole or in part)).\n(3) In this Part a reference to ratification of a treaty is a reference to an act of a kind specified in subsection (4) which establishes as a matter of international law the United Kingdom's consent to be bound by the treaty.\n(4) The acts are—\n(a) deposit or delivery of an instrument of ratification, accession, approval or acceptance;\n(b) deposit or delivery of a notification of completion of domestic procedures.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 25 in force at 11.11.2010 by S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/25/section/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:57.057467+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}