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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Schedule 1 - Retention of General Principles of EU Law
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to make incompatibility with the general principles of EU law actionable in the UK courts following the UK's withdrawal from the union. 
  
  @ MP voted no for incompatibility with the general principles of EU law to continue to be actionable in UK courts following the UK's withdrawal from the union. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to make incompatibility with the general principles of European Union law actionable in United Kingdom courts following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union. 
  
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 53
  
  Lords amendment 53[2] stated:
  
  :Page 16, line 21, leave out paragraph 3 
  
  This rejected amendment would have impacted Schedule 1 of the Bill[3], paragraph 3 of which stated:
  
  :(1) There is no right of action in domestic law on or after exit day based on a failure to comply with any of the general principles of EU law.
  
  :(2) No court or tribunal or other public authority may, on or after exit dayâ
  :(a) disapply or quash any enactment or other rule of law, or
  (b)quash any conduct or otherwise decide that it is unlawful, because it is incompatible with any of the general principles of EU law.
  
  
  The explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Bill[4] stated, in respect of the rejected amendment:
  
  :Lords Amendment 53 would remove from Schedule 1 the general exclusion of rights of action in domestic law based on a failure to comply with the general principles of EU law. Claimants would therefore continue to be able to bring legal action on the basis of incompatibility with the general principles. Courts, tribunals or other public authorities would retain the remedy to disapply or quash legislation and executive actions that is found to be incompatible with the general principles, including UK legislation which is in the scope of EU law that was passed after exit day. 
  
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/hcb212withoutendorsement.15-18.html Page of amendment sheet containing Lords amendment 53. Parliament.uk website, 16 May 2018]
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0079/lbill_2017-20190079_en_2.htm#sch1 Schedule 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, version as referred to by the Lords amendments. 18 January 2018]
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/en/18212en01.htm Explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Bill]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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