Law on the Referendum on Self-determination of Catalonia

Law on the Referendum on Self-determination
Law on a Self-determination Referendum on the Independence of Catalonia
Citation	«This Law governs the holding of a binding self-determination referendum on the independence of Catalonia, the consequences depending on the result, and the creation of the Electoral Commission of Catalonia»
Territorial extent	Catalonia
Considered by	Parliament of Catalonia
Date passed	September 6, 2017
Related legislation
Law of transitional jurisprudence and foundation of the Republic
Status: Current legislation

The Law on the Referendum on Self-determination of Catalonia (Catalan: Llei del referèndum d'autodeterminació), is the name of a Catalan law that governs the holding of the Catalan independence referendum of October 1, 2017, a binding self-determination referendum on the independence of Catalonia.

The law was passed by the Parliament of Catalonia on September 6, 2017, after more than 11 hours of heated debate, with 72 votes in favor from the pro-independence ruling coalition (JxS and CUP); the opposition party CSQP abstained (10 votes) and other 52 opposition parliamentarians left the chamber before the votes were cast. It was temporary suspended on September 7 by the Constitutional Court of Spain.

The vote appeared on the day's agenda until the very last minute and passed by the Parliament of Catalonia after more than 11 hours of heated debate, the parliamentary debate in Barcelona saw tensions flare when the regional body's top speaker, Carme Forcadell, announced that a vote on the bill would proceed before the legislation had undergone the customary legal vetting.

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