Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill

CONTENTS

1 Provisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum 2 Financial provisions 3 Short title

Bill 53 55/2 European Union Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill 1

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Apply the terms of the European Union Act 2011 such as to require approval by Act of Parliament and by referendum of provisions for creating a fiscal union or economic governance within the Eurozone.

E IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present BParliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Provisions requiring approval by Act and by referendum (1) A treaty, European Council decision or other legal instrument of the European Union which provides for the creation of a fiscal union or economic governance within the Eurozone shall require approval by Act of Parliament and fulfilment of the referendum condition as set out in section 2(2) or 3(2) or 5 6(4), as the case may be, of the European Union Act 2011. (2) Sections 11 to 13 of the European Union Act 2011 shall apply to a referendum held in pursuance of subsection (1) above.

2 Financial provisions There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to 10 this Act in the sums payable under any Act out of money so provided.

3 Short title This Act may be cited as the European Union Act 2011 (Amendment) Act 2012.

Bill 53 55/2 European Union Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill

A BILL

To apply the terms of the European Union Act 2011 such as to require approval by Act of Parliament and by referendum of provisions for creating a fiscal union or economic governance within the Eurozone.

Presented by Mr William Cash, supported by Mr John Redwood, Mr , Mr , Mr Greg Knight, Mr Graham Stuart, Mr John Baron, Mr Richard Shepherd, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mr Peter Bone, Chris Heaton-Harris and Zac Goldsmith.

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 27 June 2012.

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