Parliamentary supremacy - Revision history

imported>Doug Williamson: Update.

2022-04-28T21:33:46Z

Update.

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	The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020.		The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020.

			Following this transition period, the current position in the UK remains complicated because of the presence of ''retained EU law''.


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	* [[European Union ]]		* [[European Union ]]
	* [[Parliament]]		* [[Parliament]]
			* [[Retained EU law]]
	* [[Sovereignty]]		* [[Sovereignty]]

	[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]		[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
	[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]		[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Add link.

2021-03-26T18:39:43Z

Add link.

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	The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ended on 31 December 2020.		The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020.


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	* [[Brexit transition period]]		* [[Brexit transition period]]
	* [[European Union ]]		* [[European Union ]]
			* [[Parliament]]
	* [[Sovereignty]]		* [[Sovereignty]]

	[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]		[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
	[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]		[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Update last paragraph.

2021-01-03T20:29:04Z

Update last paragraph.

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	The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ~~that~~ ended on 31 December 2020.		The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ended on 31 December 2020.

imported>Doug Williamson: Update for end of transition period.

2021-01-01T23:58:11Z

Update for end of transition period.

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	The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ~~ending~~ on ~~31 December 2020. The transition period enables further negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU for the period after~~ 31 December 2020.		The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020.

imported>Doug Williamson: Minor reword.

2020-02-19T09:40:09Z

Minor reword.

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	The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ending on 31 December 2020~~, for~~ further negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU for the period after 31 December 2020.		The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ending on 31 December 2020. The transition period enables further negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU for the period after 31 December 2020.


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	* [[Sovereignty]]		* [[Sovereignty]]

			[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
	[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]		[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Update post-31 Jan 2020.

2020-02-01T22:41:59Z

Update post-31 Jan 2020.

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	When the UK joined the EU, UK Parliamentary supremacy was fundamentally affected, and it is no longer true to say that only the UK Parliament ~~has~~ the power to make new law for the UK.		When the UK joined the EU, UK Parliamentary supremacy was fundamentally affected, and it was no longer true to say that only the UK Parliament had the power to make new law for the UK.

	The effect of the UK becoming a member of the EU was to surrender the UK Parliament's supremacy on certain matters of European Union law which ~~have~~ direct effect on member states.		The effect of the UK becoming a member of the EU was to surrender the UK Parliament's supremacy on certain matters of European Union law which had direct effect on member states.


	This resulted in the position that:		This resulted in the position that:

	#The EU ~~may~~ pass legislation directly for the UK.		#The EU could pass legislation directly for the UK.
	#The UK ~~cannot~~, generally, make laws that conflict with EU law.		#The UK could not, generally, make laws that conflict with EU law.
	#Overall, EU law ~~enjoys~~ supremacy over domestic national law and is applied in priority to domestic law.		#Overall, EU law enjoyed supremacy over domestic national law and was applied in priority to domestic law.


	The ~~'Brexit' referendum of June 2016 advised the UK government to begin the process of the~~ UK ~~leaving~~ the EU.		The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period ending on 31 December 2020, for further negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU for the period after 31 December 2020.

	~~This will substantially change the position described above~~, subject to the ~~terms of~~ the UK~~'s leaving~~.


	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Brexit]]		* [[Brexit]]
			* [[Brexit transition period]]
	* [[European Union ]]		* [[European Union ]]
	* [[Sovereignty]]		* [[Sovereignty]]

	[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]		[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Reword to remove potential date sensitivity.

2018-06-06T11:17:19Z

Reword to remove potential date sensitivity.

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	The historical legal principle in the UK that the UK Parliament was 'supreme' in its law-making powers.		The historical legal principle in the UK that the UK Parliament was 'supreme' in its law-making powers.

	This principle was fundamentally affected when the UK joined the EU in 1973.		This principle was fundamentally affected when the UK joined the European Union (EU) in 1973.


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	~~The~~ position ~~now is~~ that:		This resulted in the position that:

	#The EU may pass legislation directly for the UK.		#The EU may pass legislation directly for the UK.

imported>Doug Williamson: Update for ongoing Brexit developments.

2018-06-05T10:07:45Z

Update for ongoing Brexit developments.

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	''Law - UK''		''Law - UK''.

	The historical legal principle in the UK that the UK Parliament was 'supreme' in its law-making powers.		The historical legal principle in the UK that the UK Parliament was 'supreme' in its law-making powers.
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	The 'Brexit' referendum of June 2016 advised the UK government to begin the process of the UK leaving the EU.		The 'Brexit' referendum of June 2016 advised the UK government to begin the process of the UK leaving the EU.

			This will substantially change the position described above, subject to the terms of the UK's leaving.

imported>Doug Williamson: Update.

2016-11-23T23:20:13Z

Update.

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	#The UK cannot, generally, make laws that conflict with EU law.		#The UK cannot, generally, make laws that conflict with EU law.
	#Overall, EU law enjoys supremacy over domestic national law and is applied in priority to domestic law.		#Overall, EU law enjoys supremacy over domestic national law and is applied in priority to domestic law.


			The 'Brexit' referendum of June 2016 advised the UK government to begin the process of the UK leaving the EU.

imported>Doug Williamson: Update.

2016-11-13T09:39:20Z

Update.

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	''Law''.		''Law - UK''

	The historical legal principle in the UK that the UK Parliament was 'supreme' in its law-making powers.		The historical legal principle in the UK that the UK Parliament was 'supreme' in its law-making powers.

	This principle was fundamentally affected when the UK joined the EU in 1973.		This principle was fundamentally affected when the UK joined the EU in 1973.


	Parliamentary supremacy meant that:		Parliamentary supremacy meant that:
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	The effect of the UK becoming a member of the EU was to surrender the UK Parliament's supremacy on certain matters of European Union law which have direct effect on member states.		The effect of the UK becoming a member of the EU was to surrender the UK Parliament's supremacy on certain matters of European Union law which have direct effect on member states.


	The position now is that:		The position now is that:
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Brexit]]
	* [[European Union ]]		* [[European Union ]]
	* [[Sovereignty]]		* [[Sovereignty]]

	[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]		[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]