The UK's accession to the EEC (EU) and its consequences (1.1, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)

Definition

On 1 January 1973 the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community, which has since evolved to become today’s European Union (EU). A condition of EU membership is that community law, which is now EU law, be given effect in domestic law. The European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) is the principal piece of legislation that gives effect to EU law in the UK and the legislation which makes EU law supreme over UK law.

Source law

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604516/Great_repeal_bill_white_paper_accessible.pdf
Chapter 1, Paragraph 1.1.

Related terms:

Parent term:

Chapter 1: Delivering the referendum result (The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)

Sibling terms:

Effects of the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty (1.2, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Further changes by the Treaty of Amsterdam, the Treaty of Nice and the Lisbon Treaty (1.3, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
UK opt-outs from EU legislation (1.4, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Renegotiation of EU membership and an in-out referendum (1.5, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
The European Union Referendum Act 2015 (1.6, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Result of the in-out referendum (1.6, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 and Article 50 invocation (1.8, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Negotiation period and end of EU membership (1.9, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
EU membership until exit (1.10, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Legislation necessary to repeal the ECA (European Community Act 1972) and withdraw from the EU (1.11, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Transformation of EU law into domestic law (1.12, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Potential consequences of repealing ECA law without a replacement (1.13, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Complications arising from incorporating EU law into UK law (1.14, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Scope of changes to be made in the Great Repeal Bill (1.15, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Time framework of the legislative process (1.16, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Parliamentary approval of the withdrawal agreement (1.17, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Implementation of the withdrawal agreement without delay (1.18, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Managing the final agreement and new treaties with the EU (1.19, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Possible exit scenarios (1.20, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Introduction of further bills (1.21, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Introduction of customs bill and immigration bill (1.22, The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)
Summary of main provisions (The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper)