Paragraph 1 Disapplication of section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 to treaties already approved

Where, before the commencement date, a treaty has been approved in accordance with the requirements of either—

(a)

section 5 of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008^f1, or

(b)

Part 1 of the European Union Act 2011^f2,

then that treaty will continue to be exempt from the requirements in section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification) notwithstanding the repeal of section 23(1) of that Act.

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Footnotes

f1: 2008 c. 7; section 5 was amended by section 14 of the European Union Act 2011 and repealed by S.I. 2018/808.
f2: See relevant repeals in S.I. 2018/808.