European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017

E35878

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 is a UK law that authorized the Prime Minister to formally trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the legal process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom →
appliesTo	European Council notification procedure → United Kingdom government →
category	2017 in British law → Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning the European Union → United Kingdom constitutional legislation →
chapterNumber	c. 9 →
citation	2017 c. 9 →
commencementDate	2017-03-16 →
country	United Kingdom →
effect	Enabled the UK government to start the formal EU withdrawal process →
empowers	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
enables	Notification under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union →
enactedBy	United Kingdom Parliament →
followedBy	European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 →
historicalPeriod	Brexit era →
introducedBy	David Davis →
introducedIn	House of Commons →
jurisdiction	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
language	English →
legalBasisFor	Triggering Article 50 TEU by the United Kingdom →
legislature	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
linkedProcess	Negotiation of the terms of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union →
longTitle	An Act to confer power on the Prime Minister to notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the EU →
partOf	United Kingdom constitutional law →
passedBy	House of Commons → House of Lords →
precededBy	R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union →
purpose	To authorize the Prime Minister to notify the European Council of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union →
receivedRoyalAssentFrom	Elizabeth II →
relatedInstitution	European Council → European Union → UK Government →
relatedOffice	Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union →
relatedTo	Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union → Brexit → United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union →
requiresActionBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
resultedFrom	2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum →
royalAssentDate	2017-03-16 →
shortTitle	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 →
status	Spent →
subjectMatter	Brexit legislation → Constitutional law → European Union law →
territorialExtent	United Kingdom →
typeOfLegislation	Primary legislation →
yearEnacted	2017 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brexit →	domesticLegislation
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 →	relatedTo
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 →	shortTitle