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  European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Second Reading
  
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  @ MP voted aye to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
  @ MP voted no against empowering the Prime Minister to give notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill[1]
  
  The Bill's operative clause was titled: ''Power to notify withdrawal from the EU'' and stated:
  
  :(1) The Prime Minister may notify, under Article 50(2) of the [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A12012M%2FTXT Treaty on European Union], the United Kingdomâs intention to withdraw from the EU.
  
  :(2) This section has effect despite any provision made by or under the European Communities Act 1972 or any other enactment. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs supported the following motion
  
  :That the Bill be now read a Second time.
  
  The support for this motion enabled the Bill to continue on its path to becoming law. 
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/europeanunionnotificationofwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2016-17]
  
  
  
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