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Who must act to prevent Brexit on March 29th?


Can the Government enact the withdrawal bill without parliament's approval?Must the UK leave the EU?Why has Article 50 of Brexit not been enabled yet?Will the British Parliament prevent “Brexit”?What mechanisms exist to prevent “hard” Brexit?Why is the British government waiting until March 29th to officially Brexit?Could the Queen have stopped Brexit?Who made this comment about Brexit and in what context?Did the EU Referendum Act 2015 mandate “the leaflet”?Could the UK unilaterally “restart the clock” on Brexit?What will happen if Parliament votes “no” on each of the Brexit-related votes to be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March?













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As I understand it, the EU27 leadership made the UK a conditional offer with various options to extend the Article 50 negotiation period. Who has to act to accept and enact the extension?



  • Can the UK government accept it on behalf of the UK or do they legally need an act of parliament first?


  • Once the UK selects one option, do the EU27 governments have to formally accept it or has this acceptance been given in advance? Do any of the EU27 governments need parliamentary approval before they can act?


  • Can this be done by phone or does it require physical letters which must be delivered and accepted?










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    It's not precisely a conditional offer. The extension until the 12th April is "free", after that there are conditions.

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As I understand it, the EU27 leadership made the UK a conditional offer with various options to extend the Article 50 negotiation period. Who has to act to accept and enact the extension?



  • Can the UK government accept it on behalf of the UK or do they legally need an act of parliament first?


  • Once the UK selects one option, do the EU27 governments have to formally accept it or has this acceptance been given in advance? Do any of the EU27 governments need parliamentary approval before they can act?


  • Can this be done by phone or does it require physical letters which must be delivered and accepted?










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    It's not precisely a conditional offer. The extension until the 12th April is "free", after that there are conditions.

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As I understand it, the EU27 leadership made the UK a conditional offer with various options to extend the Article 50 negotiation period. Who has to act to accept and enact the extension?



  • Can the UK government accept it on behalf of the UK or do they legally need an act of parliament first?


  • Once the UK selects one option, do the EU27 governments have to formally accept it or has this acceptance been given in advance? Do any of the EU27 governments need parliamentary approval before they can act?


  • Can this be done by phone or does it require physical letters which must be delivered and accepted?










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As I understand it, the EU27 leadership made the UK a conditional offer with various options to extend the Article 50 negotiation period. Who has to act to accept and enact the extension?



  • Can the UK government accept it on behalf of the UK or do they legally need an act of parliament first?


  • Once the UK selects one option, do the EU27 governments have to formally accept it or has this acceptance been given in advance? Do any of the EU27 governments need parliamentary approval before they can act?


  • Can this be done by phone or does it require physical letters which must be delivered and accepted?







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The European Council has already agreed to both dates so they don’t need to ratify anything any more.



A new UK Act isn’t required. The UK Government can put forward a Statutory Instrument to amend the existing Withdrawal Act. This does need to pass both Houses of Parliament but this is unlikely to be blocked.



In both cases, confirmation in writing will be given but that’s just a formality.



Which date applies depends on whether the Withdrawal Agreement bill is passed by the UK Parliament.



If it is then a May 22nd date will apply to allow all the necessary legislation to be passed.



If not then the UK Government have till April 11th to come up with a new plan or the UK will leave without a deal.






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The need an act of parliament. No so much because the change in the withdrawal act, but because they made a law in the UK which mentions that the UK will leave the EU on March 29. That law needs to be withdrawn or modified. It's unclear ("legal confusion" below) what happens if parliament rejects this.



The BBC has a nice graph:



Brexit: Next steps






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    It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

    – Kevin
    1 hour ago











  • Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

    – Aganju
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  • The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

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Note that unilateral revocation by simple letter of the Prime Minister remains an option.



(I believe that since the Electronic Communications Act email counts as "in writing" for all cases where that is legally required. I don't know if international agreements have to be in writing because this kind of temporal brinksmanship rarely comes up)






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The European Council has already agreed to both dates so they don’t need to ratify anything any more.



A new UK Act isn’t required. The UK Government can put forward a Statutory Instrument to amend the existing Withdrawal Act. This does need to pass both Houses of Parliament but this is unlikely to be blocked.



In both cases, confirmation in writing will be given but that’s just a formality.



Which date applies depends on whether the Withdrawal Agreement bill is passed by the UK Parliament.



If it is then a May 22nd date will apply to allow all the necessary legislation to be passed.



If not then the UK Government have till April 11th to come up with a new plan or the UK will leave without a deal.






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  • Isn't it April 12th?

    – Denis de Bernardy
    1 hour ago















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The European Council has already agreed to both dates so they don’t need to ratify anything any more.



A new UK Act isn’t required. The UK Government can put forward a Statutory Instrument to amend the existing Withdrawal Act. This does need to pass both Houses of Parliament but this is unlikely to be blocked.



In both cases, confirmation in writing will be given but that’s just a formality.



Which date applies depends on whether the Withdrawal Agreement bill is passed by the UK Parliament.



If it is then a May 22nd date will apply to allow all the necessary legislation to be passed.



If not then the UK Government have till April 11th to come up with a new plan or the UK will leave without a deal.






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  • Isn't it April 12th?

    – Denis de Bernardy
    1 hour ago













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The European Council has already agreed to both dates so they don’t need to ratify anything any more.



A new UK Act isn’t required. The UK Government can put forward a Statutory Instrument to amend the existing Withdrawal Act. This does need to pass both Houses of Parliament but this is unlikely to be blocked.



In both cases, confirmation in writing will be given but that’s just a formality.



Which date applies depends on whether the Withdrawal Agreement bill is passed by the UK Parliament.



If it is then a May 22nd date will apply to allow all the necessary legislation to be passed.



If not then the UK Government have till April 11th to come up with a new plan or the UK will leave without a deal.






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The European Council has already agreed to both dates so they don’t need to ratify anything any more.



A new UK Act isn’t required. The UK Government can put forward a Statutory Instrument to amend the existing Withdrawal Act. This does need to pass both Houses of Parliament but this is unlikely to be blocked.



In both cases, confirmation in writing will be given but that’s just a formality.



Which date applies depends on whether the Withdrawal Agreement bill is passed by the UK Parliament.



If it is then a May 22nd date will apply to allow all the necessary legislation to be passed.



If not then the UK Government have till April 11th to come up with a new plan or the UK will leave without a deal.







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Isn't it April 12th?

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The need an act of parliament. No so much because the change in the withdrawal act, but because they made a law in the UK which mentions that the UK will leave the EU on March 29. That law needs to be withdrawn or modified. It's unclear ("legal confusion" below) what happens if parliament rejects this.



The BBC has a nice graph:



Brexit: Next steps






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    It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

    – Kevin
    1 hour ago











  • Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

    – Aganju
    36 mins ago











  • The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

    – Caleth
    6 mins ago















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The need an act of parliament. No so much because the change in the withdrawal act, but because they made a law in the UK which mentions that the UK will leave the EU on March 29. That law needs to be withdrawn or modified. It's unclear ("legal confusion" below) what happens if parliament rejects this.



The BBC has a nice graph:



Brexit: Next steps






share|improve this answer


















  • 1





    It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

    – Kevin
    1 hour ago











  • Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

    – Aganju
    36 mins ago











  • The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

    – Caleth
    6 mins ago













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The need an act of parliament. No so much because the change in the withdrawal act, but because they made a law in the UK which mentions that the UK will leave the EU on March 29. That law needs to be withdrawn or modified. It's unclear ("legal confusion" below) what happens if parliament rejects this.



The BBC has a nice graph:



Brexit: Next steps






share|improve this answer













The need an act of parliament. No so much because the change in the withdrawal act, but because they made a law in the UK which mentions that the UK will leave the EU on March 29. That law needs to be withdrawn or modified. It's unclear ("legal confusion" below) what happens if parliament rejects this.



The BBC has a nice graph:



Brexit: Next steps







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    It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

    – Kevin
    1 hour ago











  • Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

    – Aganju
    36 mins ago











  • The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

    – Caleth
    6 mins ago












  • 1





    It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

    – Kevin
    1 hour ago











  • Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

    – Aganju
    36 mins ago











  • The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

    – Caleth
    6 mins ago







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It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

– Kevin
1 hour ago





It's also fantastically unlikely that they will reject it after specifically voting for an extension in the first place, and voting against a No Deal outcome.

– Kevin
1 hour ago













Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

– Aganju
36 mins ago





Do not assume that politician's decisions or votes follow logic or are in any way consistent.

– Aganju
36 mins ago













The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

– Caleth
6 mins ago





The legal confusion is that the UK already agreed the extension

– Caleth
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Note that unilateral revocation by simple letter of the Prime Minister remains an option.



(I believe that since the Electronic Communications Act email counts as "in writing" for all cases where that is legally required. I don't know if international agreements have to be in writing because this kind of temporal brinksmanship rarely comes up)






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    -1 Prime Minister May cannot do this on her own. See politics.stackexchange.com/a/37805/8912

    – Sjoerd
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Note that unilateral revocation by simple letter of the Prime Minister remains an option.



(I believe that since the Electronic Communications Act email counts as "in writing" for all cases where that is legally required. I don't know if international agreements have to be in writing because this kind of temporal brinksmanship rarely comes up)






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    -1 Prime Minister May cannot do this on her own. See politics.stackexchange.com/a/37805/8912

    – Sjoerd
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Note that unilateral revocation by simple letter of the Prime Minister remains an option.



(I believe that since the Electronic Communications Act email counts as "in writing" for all cases where that is legally required. I don't know if international agreements have to be in writing because this kind of temporal brinksmanship rarely comes up)






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Note that unilateral revocation by simple letter of the Prime Minister remains an option.



(I believe that since the Electronic Communications Act email counts as "in writing" for all cases where that is legally required. I don't know if international agreements have to be in writing because this kind of temporal brinksmanship rarely comes up)







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-1 Prime Minister May cannot do this on her own. See politics.stackexchange.com/a/37805/8912

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