{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008.json",
  "id": "ukpga/2008/7",
  "title": "European Union (Amendment) Act 2008",
  "short_title": "European Union (Amendment) Act 2008",
  "long_title": "An Act to make provision in connection with the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon on 13th December 2007.",
  "citation": "2008 c. 7",
  "type": "ukpga",
  "year": "2008",
  "number": "7",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "2008-06-19",
  "revised": true,
  "valid_from": "2018-07-04",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/1",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "The Treaty of Lisbon",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/2",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Addition to list of treaties",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/3",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Changes of terminology",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/4",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Increase of powers of European Parliament",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-4",
      "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/5",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": "Amendment of Euratom Treaty",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-5",
      "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/6",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": "Parliamentary control of decisions",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/7",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "7",
      "heading": "Short title",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-7",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/8",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "8",
      "heading": "Commencement",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/section-8",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Changes of Terminology",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/part/1",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "European Communities Act 1972",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/schedule/part-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/part/2",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Interpretation Act 1978",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/schedule/part-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [
    {
      "title": "Printed copy",
      "main": true,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2008-06-19",
      "size": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/pdf/ukpga_20080007_en.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/7/pdfs/ukpga_20080007_en.pdf"
    },
    {
      "title": "Explanatory Note",
      "main": false,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2008-08-06",
      "size": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/pdf/ukpgaen_20080007_en.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/7/pdfs/ukpgaen_20080007_en.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [],
  "changes_made_to": 8,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 30,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 1,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-amendment-act-2008/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:09.647260+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."
}