Head of Presence's interview on electoral reform issues, 17 January 2017

a treaty resulting from the application of Article 48(2) to (5) of TEU (ordinary revision procedure);

an agreement under Article 49 of TEU (admission of new members).

voting in favour of the decision in the European Council or the Council, or

allowing the decision to be adopted by consensus or unanimity by the European Council or the Council.

a statement relating to the treaty was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 5,

the treaty is approved by Act of Parliament, and

the referendum condition or the exemption condition is met.

the Act providing for the approval of the treaty provides that the provision approving the treaty is not to come into force until a referendum about whether the treaty should be ratified has been held throughout the United Kingdom or, where the treaty also affects Gibraltar, throughout the United Kingdom and Gibraltar,

the referendum has been held, and

the majority of those voting in the referendum are in favour of the ratification of the treaty.

a statement relating to the decision was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 5,

the decision is approved by Act of Parliament, and

the referendum condition, the exemption condition or the significance condition is met.

the Act providing for the approval of the decision provides that the provision approving the decision is not to come into force until a referendum about whether the decision should be approved has been held throughout the United Kingdom or, where the decision also affects Gibraltar, throughout the United Kingdom and Gibraltar,

the referendum has been held, and

the majority of those voting in the referendum are in favour of the approval of the decision.

Article 48 of TFEU (social security),

Article 82(3) of TFEU (judicial co-operation in criminal matters), and

Article 83(3) of TFEU (particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension).

the codification of practice under TEU or TFEU in relation to the previous exercise of an existing competence;

the making of any provision that applies only to member States other than the United Kingdom;

in the case of a treaty, the accession of a new member State.

the draft decision is approved by Act of Parliament, and

the referendum condition is met.

the decision is approved by Act of Parliament, and

the referendum condition is met.

the notification has been approved by Act of Parliament, and

the referendum condition is met.

a decision under the provision of Article 31(3) of TEU that permits the adoption of qualified majority voting;

a decision under Article 48(7) of TEU which in relation to any provision listed in Schedule 1—

a decision under Article 86(1) of TFEU involving participation by the United Kingdom in a European Public Prosecutor’s Office;

where the United Kingdom has become a participant in a European Public Prosecutor’s Office, a decision under Article 86(4) of TFEU to extend the powers of that Office;

a decision under Article 140(3) of TFEU which would make the euro the currency of the United Kingdom;

a decision under the provision of Article 153(2) of TFEU (social policy) that permits the application of the ordinary legislative procedure in place of a special legislative procedure;

a decision under the provision of Article 192(2) of TFEU (environment) that permits the application of the ordinary legislative procedure in place of a special legislative procedure;

a decision under the provision of Article 312(2) of TFEU (EU finance) that permits the adoption of qualified majority voting;

a decision under the provision of Article 333(1) of TFEU (enhanced co-operation) that permits the adoption of qualified majority voting, where the decision relates to a provision listed in Schedule 1 and the United Kingdom is a participant in the enhanced co-operation to which the decision relates;

a decision under the provision of Article 333(2) of TFEU (enhanced co-operation) that permits the adoption of the ordinary legislative procedure in place of a special legislative procedure, where—

a decision under Article 4 of the Schengen Protocol that removes any border control of the United Kingdom.

a decision under the provision of Article 25 of TFEU that permits the adoption of provisions to strengthen or add to the rights listed in Article 20(2) of that Treaty (rights of citizens of the European Union);

a decision under the provision of Article 223(1) of TFEU that permits the laying down of the provisions necessary for the election of the members of the European Parliament in accordance with that Article;

a decision under the provision of Article 262 of TFEU that permits the conferring of jurisdiction on the Court of Justice of the European Union in disputes relating to the application of acts adopted on the basis of the EU Treaties which create European intellectual property rights;

a decision under the third paragraph of Article 311 of TFEU to adopt a decision laying down provisions relating to the system of own resources of the European Union.

a decision under the provision of Article 17(5) of TEU that permits the alteration of the number of members of the European Commission;

a decision under Article 48(7) of TEU which in relation to any provision not listed in Schedule 1—

a decision under the provision of Article 64(3) of TFEU that permits the adoption of measures which constitute a step backwards in European Union law as regards the liberalisation of the movement of capital to or from third countries;

a decision under the provision of Article 126(14) of TFEU that permits the adoption of provisions to replace the Protocol (No. 12) on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to TEU and TFEU;

a decision under the provision of Article 333(1) of TFEU (enhanced co-operation) that permits the adoption of qualified majority voting, where the decision relates to a provision not listed in Schedule 1 and the United Kingdom is a participant in the enhanced co-operation to which the decision relates;

a decision under the provision of Article 333(2) of TFEU (enhanced co-operation) that permits the adoption of the ordinary legislative procedure in place of a special legislative procedure, where—

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to support a specified draft decision and is of the opinion that the measure to which it relates is required as a matter of urgency, and

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

to make provision equivalent to that made by a measure previously adopted under Article 352 of TFEU, other than an excepted measure;

to prolong or renew a measure previously adopted under that Article, other than an excepted measure;

to extend a measure previously adopted under that Article to another member State or other country;

to repeal existing measures adopted under that Article;

to consolidate existing measures adopted under that Article without any change of substance.

the provision of Article 81(3) of TFEU (family law) that permits the application of the ordinary legislative procedure in place of a special legislative procedure;

the provision of Article 82(2)(d) of TFEU (criminal procedure) that permits the identification of further specific aspects of criminal procedure to which directives adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure may relate;

the provision of Article 83(1) of TFEU (particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension) that permits the identification of further areas of crime to which directives adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure may relate.

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to give a notification in respect of a specified measure, and

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

the provision of Article 56 of TFEU that permits the extension of the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title IV of Part 3 of that Treaty (free movement of services) to nationals of a third country;

Article 129(3) of TFEU (amendment of provisions of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks or of the European Central Bank);

the provision of Article 252 of TFEU that permits an increase in the number of Advocates-General;

the provision of Article 257 of TFEU that permits the establishment of specialised courts attached to the General Court;

the provision of Article 281 of TFEU that permits the amendment of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union;

the provision of Article 308 of TFEU that permits the amendment of the Statute of the European Investment Bank.

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to support the adoption of a specified draft decision, and

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

the persons who, on the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in a constituency in the United Kingdom;

the persons who, on that date, are disqualified by reason of being peers from voting as electors in parliamentary elections but—

if the referendum is also held in Gibraltar, the Commonwealth citizens who, on the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote in Gibraltar at a European Parliamentary election in the combined electoral region in which Gibraltar is comprised.

omit paragraph (a),

in paragraph (b), for “founding Treaties” substitute “Treaty establishing European Atomic Energy Community”, and

at the end insert—

section 2 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993,

section 1(2) and (3) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 2002,

section 12 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, and

section 6 of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008.