Petition · past parliament

Parliament must repeal the European Communities Act 1972.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following Leave's victory in the Referendum, Parliament must now repeal the European Communities Act 1972. This Act subjugated UK law in favour of EU law, and must now be repealed as the starting point of the withdrawal from the European Union.
Background information:

1) http://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/european-law/united-kingdom-joined-the-european-law-essays.php

2)http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmeuleg/633/63304.htm

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.