European Union Referendum Act 2015
European Union Referendum Act 2015
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The European Union Referendum Act 2015 ("the Act") has 14 sections and 3 Schedules. A summary of, and background to, the Act is provided below.
The Act provides for the question of whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union to be put to a referendum held in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2015 c. 36
Royal Assent: 2015-12-17
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