EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1979

Type Act

Publication 1979-12-11

State In force

Text As published

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT, 1972, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TREATY RELATING TO THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND TO THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY AND THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES RELATING TO THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY SHALL BE PART OF THE DOMESTIC LAW OF THE STATE. [11th December, 1979].

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

1 Amendment of European Communities Act, 1972.

1.—The European Communities Act, 1972, is hereby amended by the insertion, in the definition of “the treaties governing the European Communities” in section 1 (1), after paragraph (i) (inserted by the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1977) of the following paragraphs:

“and

(j) the Treaty relating to the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Athens on the 28th day of May, 1979, and

(k) the decision, of the 24th day of May, 1979, of the Council of the European Communities relating to the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Coal and Steel Community,”.

2 Short title, collective citation and commencement.

2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1979.

(2) The European Communities Act, 1972, the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1973, the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1977, and this Act may be cited together as the European Communities Acts, 1972 to 1979.

(3) This Act shall come into operation on such date as the Minister appoints by order.

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