Petition · past parliament

Envoke Emergency order in council. Which is still the law of the land.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

In 1965 (before we joined the EEC) .a bill was passed. .Emergency order in council. Which is still the law of the land. Which in effect allows the Queen and 3 privi councillors to free this country from the EU in half an hour

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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