European Union (Amendment) Act 2008
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SCHEDULE Changes of Terminology
Section 3 Part 1 European Communities Act 1972 Provision of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) | Existing expression | Substituted expression Section 1(2) (interpretation) | “the Community Treaties” | “ the EU Treaties ” Section 1(2) | “any other treaty entered into by any of the Communities” | “ any other treaty entered into by the EU (except in so far as it relates to, or could be applied in relation to, the Common Foreign and Security Policy) ” Section 1(3) (Order in Council) | “the Community Treaties” | “ the EU Treaties ” Section 2(1) (general implementation) | “ “enforceable Community right”” | “enforceable EU right” Section 2(2)(a) (power to implement) | “Community obligation” | “ EU obligation ” Section 2(2) | “objects of the Communities” | “ objects of the EU ” Section 2(3) (money) | “Community obligation” (three times) | “ EU obligation ” Section 2(3) | “any of the Communities or member States” | “ the EU or a member State ” Section 3 (heading) (treaties and instruments) | “Community instruments” | “ EU instruments ” Section 3(1) (construction) | “Community instrument” | “ EU instrument ” Section 3(1) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” | “ the European Court ” Section 3(2) (judicial notice) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” | “ the European Court ” Section 3(2) | “Official Journal of the Communities” | “ Official Journal of the European Union ” Section 3(2) | “any of the Communities” | “ the EU ” Section 3(2) | “Community institution” | “ EU institution ” Section 3(3) (evidence) | “Community institution” (twice) | “ EU institution ” Section 3(3) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” | “ the European Court ” Section 3(4) (evidence) | “Community instrument” | “ EU instrument ” Section 4(1) (amendment of the law) | “Community obligations” (twice) | “ EU obligations ” Section 5(1) (customs duties) | “Community customs duty” | “ EU customs duty ” Section 5(1) | “Economic Community” | “ EU ” Section 5(1) | “Community provision” | “ EU provision ” Section 6(3) (common agricultural policy) | “Community arrangements” (twice) | “ EU arrangements ” Section 6(4) | “Economic Community” | “ EU ” Section 6(4) | “Community provision” | “ EU provision ” Section 6(5) | “Economic Community” | “ EU ” Section 6(5) | “Community customs duties” (twice) | “ EU customs duties ” Section 6(5) | “Community arrangements” | “ EU arrangements ” Section 6(8) | “Community arrangements” | “ EU arrangements ” Section 11 (heading) (offences) | “Community offences” | “ EU offences ” Section 11(1) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” (twice) | “ the European Court ” Section 12 (heading) (information) | “Communities” | “ EU ” Section 12 | “Community obligation” | “ EU obligation ” Section 12 | “Community institution” | “ EU institution ” Schedule 1 (heading) (defined terms) | “Communities” | “ EU ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community customs duty”” | “EU customs duty” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “Community provision” | “ EU provision ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community institution” means any institution of any of the Communities or common to the Communities; and any reference to an institution of a particular Community shall include one common to the Communities when it acts for that Community, and similarly with references to a committee, officer or servant of a particular Community.” | “EU institution” means any institution of the EU. ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community instrument”” | “EU instrument” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “issued by a Community institution” | “ issued by an EU institution ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community obligation”” | “EU obligation” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “enforceable Community obligation” | “ enforceable EU obligation ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Enforceable Community right”” | “Enforceable EU right” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Communities or the Court of First Instance, and any reference to a court attached to the European Court is a reference to a judicial panel attached to the Court of First Instance.” | “European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Union. ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “membership of the Communities” | “ membership of the EU ” Schedule 2 (subordinate legislation) para. 1A | “Community instrument” (twice) | “ EU instrument ” Schedule 2, para. 4 | “Community obligation” | “ EU obligation ” Part 2 Interpretation Act 1978 Provision of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) | Existing expression | Substituted expression Section 20A (heading) (references to Community instruments) | “Community instruments” | “ EU instruments ” Section 20A | “Community instrument” | “ EU instrument ” Schedule 1 (definitions) | “ “The Communities”, “the Treaties” or “the Community Treaties”” | “ “ The EU ” or “ the EU Treaties ”” (to be substituted in the appropriate place in the Schedule)
SCHEDULE Changes of Terminology
Section 3 Part 1 European Communities Act 1972 Provision of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) | Existing expression | Substituted expression Section 1(2) (interpretation) | “the Community Treaties” | “ the EU Treaties ” Section 1(2) | “any other treaty entered into by any of the Communities” | “ any other treaty entered into by the EU (except in so far as it relates to, or could be applied in relation to, the Common Foreign and Security Policy) ” Section 1(3) (Order in Council) | “the Community Treaties” | “ the EU Treaties ” Section 2(1) (general implementation) | “ “enforceable Community right”” | “enforceable EU right” Section 2(2)(a) (power to implement) | “Community obligation” | “ EU obligation ” Section 2(2) | “objects of the Communities” | “ objects of the EU ” Section 2(3) (money) | “Community obligation” (three times) | “ EU obligation ” Section 2(3) | “any of the Communities or member States” | “ the EU or a member State ” Section 3 (heading) (treaties and instruments) | “Community instruments” | “ EU instruments ” Section 3(1) (construction) | “Community instrument” | “ EU instrument ” Section 3(1) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” | “ the European Court ” Section 3(2) (judicial notice) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” | “ the European Court ” Section 3(2) | “Official Journal of the Communities” | “ Official Journal of the European Union ” Section 3(2) | “any of the Communities” | “ the EU ” Section 3(2) | “Community institution” | “ EU institution ” Section 3(3) (evidence) | “Community institution” (twice) | “ EU institution ” Section 3(3) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” | “ the European Court ” Section 3(4) (evidence) | “Community instrument” | “ EU instrument ” Section 4(1) (amendment of the law) | “Community obligations” (twice) | “ EU obligations ” Section 5(1) (customs duties) | “Community customs duty” | “ EU customs duty ” Section 5(1) | “Economic Community” | “ EU ” Section 5(1) | “Community provision” | “ EU provision ” Section 6(3) (common agricultural policy) | “Community arrangements” (twice) | “ EU arrangements ” Section 6(4) | “Economic Community” | “ EU ” Section 6(4) | “Community provision” | “ EU provision ” Section 6(5) | “Economic Community” | “ EU ” Section 6(5) | “Community customs duties” (twice) | “ EU customs duties ” Section 6(5) | “Community arrangements” | “ EU arrangements ” Section 6(8) | “Community arrangements” | “ EU arrangements ” Section 11 (heading) (offences) | “Community offences” | “ EU offences ” Section 11(1) | “the European Court or any court attached thereto” (twice) | “ the European Court ” Section 12 (heading) (information) | “Communities” | “ EU ” Section 12 | “Community obligation” | “ EU obligation ” Section 12 | “Community institution” | “ EU institution ” Schedule 1 (heading) (defined terms) | “Communities” | “ EU ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community customs duty”” | “EU customs duty” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “Community provision” | “ EU provision ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community institution” means any institution of any of the Communities or common to the Communities; and any reference to an institution of a particular Community shall include one common to the Communities when it acts for that Community, and similarly with references to a committee, officer or servant of a particular Community.” | “EU institution” means any institution of the EU. ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community instrument”” | “EU instrument” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “issued by a Community institution” | “ issued by an EU institution ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Community obligation”” | “EU obligation” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “enforceable Community obligation” | “ enforceable EU obligation ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “Enforceable Community right”” | “Enforceable EU right” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “ “European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Communities or the Court of First Instance, and any reference to a court attached to the European Court is a reference to a judicial panel attached to the Court of First Instance.” | “European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Union. ” Schedule 1, Part 2 | “membership of the Communities” | “ membership of the EU ” Schedule 2 (subordinate legislation) para. 1A | “Community instrument” (twice) | “ EU instrument ” Schedule 2, para. 4 | “Community obligation” | “ EU obligation ” Part 2 Interpretation Act 1978 Provision of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) | Existing expression | Substituted expression Section 20A (heading) (references to Community instruments) | “Community instruments” | “ EU instruments ” Section 20A | “Community instrument” | “ EU instrument ” Schedule 1 (definitions) | “ “The Communities”, “the Treaties” or “the Community Treaties”” | “ “ The EU ” or “ the EU Treaties ”” (to be substituted in the appropriate place in the Schedule)
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