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European Communities Act

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1972Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1972

Edward Richard George Heath17 October 1972

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Secures legislation giving domestic effect to European Community obligations.

Edward Heath1972

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

European Communities Act 1972 provides for United Kingdom membership of the European Communities

Names involved

Edward HeathEdward Richard George Heath

Provenance

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