European Union Act 2009
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Construction of references. |
5.— (1) References in any enactment (other than this Act and the Act of 1972) to the European Communities shall be construed as including references to the European Union. | |
(2) References in any enactment (other than this Act and the Act of 1972) to the treaties governing the European Communities shall be construed as references to the treaties governing the European Union. | ||
(3) References in any enactment to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community or the Treaty establishing the European Community shall be construed as references to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. | ||
(4) In this section “enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005 . |