European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017

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The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 is a UK law that authorized the Prime Minister to formally trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the legal process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
appliesTo European Council notification procedure ⓘ
United Kingdom government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
category 2017 in British law ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning the European Union ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional legislation ⓘ
chapterNumber c. 9 ⓘ
citation 2017 c. 9 ⓘ
commencementDate 2017-03-16 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
effect Enabled the UK government to start the formal EU withdrawal process ⓘ
empowers Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Prime Minister
enables Notification under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ
enactedBy United Kingdom Parliament ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
followedBy European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Brexit era ⓘ
introducedBy David Davis ⓘ
introducedIn House of Commons ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor Triggering Article 50 TEU by the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
linkedProcess Negotiation of the terms of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ
longTitle An Act to confer power on the Prime Minister to notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the EU ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
passedBy House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
precededBy R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union ⓘ
purpose To authorize the Prime Minister to notify the European Council of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union ⓘ
receivedRoyalAssentFrom Elizabeth II ⓘ
relatedInstitution European Council ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
relatedOffice Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union ⓘ
relatedTo Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ
Brexit ⓘ
United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ
linked to: Brexit
requiresActionBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
resultedFrom 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2017-03-16 ⓘ
shortTitle European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ
status Spent ⓘ
subjectMatter Brexit legislation ⓘ
Constitutional law ⓘ
European Union law ⓘ
territorialExtent United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfLegislation Primary legislation ⓘ
yearEnacted 2017 ⓘ

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Brexit → domesticLegislation → European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 → shortTitle → European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 → relatedTo → European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union → relatedLegislation → European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ
European Union Referendum Act 2015 → relatedTo → European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 ⓘ