European Union Referendum Act 2015

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The European Union Referendum Act 2015 is a UK law that provided the legal framework for holding the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
appliesTo Gibraltar electorate
United Kingdom electorate
citation 2015 c. 36
country United Kingdom
enforcedBy Electoral Commission
governs conduct of the 2016 EU membership referendum in the UK and Gibraltar
introducedBy Philip Hammond
introducedInChamber House of Commons
jurisdiction England
Gibraltar
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
language English
legislature UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf United Kingdom Brexit legal framework
providesFor holding of a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union
purpose to provide the legal framework for a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union
referendumDate 2016-06-23
referendumQuestion Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
regulates campaign spending limits
designation of lead campaign organisations
referendum conduct
relatedTo European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union Act 2011
royalAssentDate 2015-12-17
setsCampaignRulesFor 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
setsConductRulesFor 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
setsFranchiseFor 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
setsFranchiseSimilarTo UK parliamentary general elections franchise with specified exceptions
shortTitle European Union Referendum Act 2015
status spent
subjectOf 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
territorialExtent Gibraltar
United Kingdom
typeOfReferendum advisory referendum
yearEnacted 2015

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Second Cameron ministry implementedPolicy EU referendum legislation
linked to: European Union Referendum Act 2015
European Union Referendum Act 2015 shortTitle European Union Referendum Act 2015
European Union Referendum Act 2015 longTitle An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union
linked to: European Union Referendum Act 2015
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum legalBasis European Union Referendum Act 2015
Government of David Cameron introducedLegislation European Union Referendum Act 2015