European Communities Act 1972 (repealed)

Part I — General Provisions

Short title and interpretation

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Furnishing of information to EU.

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Decisions on, and proof of, Treaties and Community instruments etc.

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Part II — Amendment of Law

General provision for repeal and amendment

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Customs duties

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The common agricultural policy

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Sugar

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Cinematograph films

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Companies

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Restrictive trade practices

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Community offences

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Furnishing of information to Communities

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SCHEDULE 1

Part I — The Pre-Accession Treaties

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Part II — Other Definitions

SCHEDULE 2

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SCHEDULE 3

Part I — Customs Tariff

Part II — Sugar

Part III — Seeds

Part IV — Miscellaneous

SCHEDULE 4

A: Customs Duties

A(i): Import Duty Reliefs etc.

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A(ii): Customs and Excise Act 1952

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B: Food

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C: Grading etc. of Horticultural Produce

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D: Seeds and other Propagating Material

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E: Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs

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F: Animal Health

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G: Plant Health

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H: Road Vehicles (Driving under Age, and Drivers' Hours)

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I: Road Transport (International Passenger Services)

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General implementation of Treaties.

“Economic Community”, “Coal and Steel Community” and “Euratom” mean respectively the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

“Community customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable Community provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“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.

“Community instrument” means any instrument issued by a Community institution.

“Community obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Treaties, whether an enforceable Community obligation or not.

“Enforceable Community right” and similar expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of this Act.

“Entry date” means the date on which the United Kingdom becomes a member of the Communities.

“European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Communities.

“Member”, in the expression “member State”, refers to membership of the Communities.

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The repeals in this Part of this Schedule shall take effect from such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

B: Food

C: Grading et ceteralaetc. of Horticultural Produce

D: Seeds and other Propagating Material

E: Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs

G: Plant Health

Editorial notes

[^key-7e55d0cd9c12fee810fab3d949d7ea80]: Act repealed (31.1.2020 at 11.00 p.m. subject to savings for implementation period (which ended on 31.12.2020 at 11 p.m.) in ss. 1A, 1B of the repealing Act) by European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), ss. 1, 25(4) (with savings relating to retention of existing EU law in ss. 2-7, Sch. 1, Sch. 8 para. 37 and with provisions relating to further aspects of withdrawal in ss. 7A-7C) (as amended by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), ss. 1, 2, 5, 6, 25, 26, 36(c), 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 55; S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4; S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 5); S.I. 2019/1198, reg. 2 Act continued in part (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Transitional) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1449), regs. 1(2), 3(1)(a); S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch. Act continued in part (31.12.2020) by The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1622), reg. 6

“Economic Community”, “Coal and Steel Community” and “Euratom” mean respectively the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

“Community customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable Community provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“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.

“Community instrument” means any instrument issued by a Community institution.

“Community obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Treaties, whether an enforceable Community obligation or not.

“Enforceable Community right” and similar expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of this Act.

“Entry date” means the date on which the United Kingdom becomes a member of the Communities.

“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.

“Member”, in the expression “member State”, refers to membership of the Communities.

General implementation of Treaties.

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“Economic Community”, “Coal and Steel Community” and “Euratom” mean respectively the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

“EU customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable EU provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“EU institution” means any institution of the EU.

“EU obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Treaties, whether an enforceable EU obligation or not.

“Enforceable EU right” and similar expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of this Act.

“Entry date” means the date on which the United Kingdom becomes a member of the Communities.

The whole Act, except—

EU offences.

Furnishing of information to EU.

Furnishing of information to EU.

“EU customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable EU provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“EU obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Treaties, whether an enforceable EU obligation or not.

“Enforceable EU right” and similar expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of this Act.

“EU customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable EU provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Union.

“Enforceable EU right” and similar expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of this Act.

The whole Act, except—

Decisions on, and proof of, Treaties and EU instruments etc.

“EU customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable EU provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“EU instrument” means any instrument issued by an EU institution.

The repeals in this Part of this Schedule shall take effect from such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

Decisions on, and proof of, Treaties and EU instruments etc.

EU offences.

Furnishing of information to EU.

“EU instrument” means any instrument issued by an EU institution.

“EU obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Treaties, whether an enforceable EU obligation or not.

“European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The repeals in this Part of this Schedule shall take effect from such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

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