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IanPJ
on Thu 10 Apr 2008 10:35 BST |
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch has introduced an amendment in Committee to the
European Union (Amendment) Bill.This will have the effect of calling for a Referendum 6 months after this Bill received the Royal Assent and becomes and Act.
The wording of the amendment is as follows:
Clause 8
Leave out Clause 8 and insert the following new Clause—
| | "Commencement and referendum on continuance in force |
| (1) | This Act shall come into force on Royal Assent. |
| (2) | Within
six months of this Act receiving Royal Assent, a referendum shall be
held to determine whether it shall continue in force. |
| (3) | The question in that referendum shall be: |
| | "Following
Parliament's passing of the European Union (Amendment) Act, adding the
Treaty of Lisbon to the list of Treaties in section 1(2) of the
European Communities Act 1972, should the United Kingdom leave the
European Union in the manner prescribed in Article 49A of the Treaty on
European Union? |
| (4) | If
a majority of those voting in the referendum vote "Yes" to the question
in subsection (3), this Act shall cease to have effect from the date of
entry into force of the withdrawal agreement negotiated under paragraph
2 of Article 49A of the Treaty on European Union. |
| (5) | If a majority of those voting in the referendum vote "No" to the question in subsection (3), this Act shall continue in force." |
Progress of the Bill through the Houses of Parliament can be
followed here.
