Petition · past parliament
REPEAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT (ECA) OF 1972
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The European Communities Act 1972 authorises the implementation of EU law as national law in the UK.
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/hamlyn/european.htm
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/hamlyn/european.htm
The European Communities Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom providing for the incorporation of European Union law (originally Community law) into the domestic law of the United Kingdom.It may be repealed or amended following the decision in the EU Referendum to "Leave the European Union.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.