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''Note: Possible currently specified Brexit Days now include 12 April and 22 May 2019. Brexit on a future date not yet specified is also possible.''
''Note: Possible currently specified Brexit Days now include 1 June and 31 October 2019. Brexit on a future date not yet specified is also possible.''





Revision as of 07:05, 11 April 2019

The term 'Brexit' is a combination of BRitain and EXIT, meaning the exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).


A referendum on the issue was held in the UK on 23 June 2016.

The result of the referendum was to advise the UK government to begin the process of the UK leaving the EU.


Depending on the context, 'Brexit' may refer to any or all of:

  1. The decision for the UK to leave the EU.
  2. The subsequent exit itself, originally expected to be on 29 March 2019 Note.
  3. The consequences, and potential consequences, both of the decision and of the exit itself.
  4. Less commonly, the referendum result or the referendum date of 23 June 2016.


Note: Possible currently specified Brexit Days now include 1 June and 31 October 2019. Brexit on a future date not yet specified is also possible.


See also


Other links

Brexit - ACT Resources

Brexit: ACT Technical Guidance and Comment