European Union Bill — Report (1st Day) — Clause 2 — Treaties amending or replacing TEU or TFEU — 8 Jun 2011 at 19:35

The majority of Not-Contents voted not to add the following text to Clause 2 of the European Union Bill:

after "that" insert- "(a) a referendum does not need to be held in accordance with section (Process for determining the necessity of referendums); or

(b) "

This vote then leaves this text in Clause 2 as stands:

‘The exemption condition is that the Act providing for the approval of the treaty states that the treaty does not fall within section 4.’

Clause 2^[1] sets out what will happen should any changes or replacement be made to the TEU^[2] and TFEU^[3]. A statement explaining this treaty would need to be given to Parliament, an Act of Parliament and a referendum would also be required, unless a condition is met that means a referendum is not necessary. This vote was regarding changes to the wording explaining this exception condition.

• [1] European Union Bill – including Clause 2
• [2] Treaty on European Union
• [3] Treaty for the Functioning of the European Union

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