{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-designation-order-2020/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-designation-order-2020/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/533",
  "legislation_title": "The European Communities (Designation) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-designation-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "European Union\nMade 20th May 2020\nLaid before Parliament 27th May 2020\nComing into force 17th June 2020\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 20th day of May 2020\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/533/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:30:08.346329+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."
}