Petition · past parliament
Government instruction: Repeal the European Communities Act 1972 immediately.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
This Act of Parliament (ECA 1972) is the mechanism by which the United Kingdom incorporates European Union Law (formerly EC Law) into all UK Statutes and is the means by which European Law usurps United Kingdom Statutes, where they are at odds, undermining the sovereignty and democracy of the UK.
Our current PM has announced his decision to resign following the result of the UK's referendum on membership of the European Union, citing that he will NOT Invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty (to effect negotiations on our withdrawal from the EU) preferring to leave that job to his replacement....thus delaying the start of withdrawal negotiations until at least early October 2016. The people of the United Kingdom have voted to LEAVE the European Union - their will needs enacting promptly.
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
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.