Petition · past parliament

Take immediate steps to repeal the European Communities Act of 1972 .

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In 1972 HMG passed this Act into Law.
Not only was this carried out with no reference to the electorate, but was also deceitful in that while HMG claimed that there would be "no loss of Sovereignty", the Act effectively transferred the primacy of British Law to the EU commission.

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
29 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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