European Communities Act - Definition

The European Communities Act (1972 c. 68) is the Act of the United Kingdom Parliament providing for the incorporation of European Community law into the domestic legal order of the United Kingdom.

Not to be confused with the Irish European Communities Act 1972, which did the same thing for Ireland.

External link

• Full text of the Act (http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1972/19720068.htm#aofs)