Statutory instrument

Grand Committee scrutiny of secondary legislation resumes

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Thursday, September 3, 2020
United Kingdom administrative law, Delegated legislation, Statutory law, Statutory instrument, Primary and secondary legislation, Brexit, Law, Politics of the European Union, Scottish statutory instrument

Hybrid proceedings for Grand Committee will see members taking part either online or in person in a committee room re-designed to minimise COVID risk.

Key Points: 
  • Hybrid proceedings for Grand Committee will see members taking part either online or in person in a committee room re-designed to minimise COVID risk.
  • This change will increase the amount of time available for scrutiny of secondary legislation in the House of Lords.
  • Secondary legislation under scrutiny this week includes orders, rules and regulations relating to Brexit, investigatory powers, regulations on COVID-19 and the Human Rights Act 1998.
  • Secondary legislation is the regulations, orders or rules, generally known as statutory instruments (SIs), used to fill in the details of Acts of Parliament (primary legislation).

Lords debates secondary legislation

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Friday, July 24, 2020
United Kingdom administrative law, Statutory law, Delegated legislation, Statutory instrument, Primary and secondary legislation, Law, Coming into force, Public law, Scottish statutory instrument

The House of Lords examinesfour statutory instruments (SIs), the regulations, orders or rules, used to fill in the details of Acts of Parliament, on Friday 24 July.

Key Points: 
  • The House of Lords examinesfour statutory instruments (SIs), the regulations, orders or rules, used to fill in the details of Acts of Parliament, on Friday 24 July.
  • Secondary legislation is the regulations, orders or rules, generally known as statutory instruments (SIs), used to fill in the details of Acts of Parliament (primary legislation).
  • SIs provide many of the practical measures that enable the law to operate in daily life and to be enforced.
  • certain functions of local and public authorities to be carried out by the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (SCRCA) and those only to be carried out by the Mayor of the SCRCA
    insolvency moratoriumfor private registered providers of social housing.

European Statutory Instruments Committee publishes eighth report

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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Statutory instrument, United Kingdom administrative law, Parliament of Singapore, Musical instrument, Music tracker

The Committee will next meet on 8 September.

Key Points: 

The Committee will next meet on 8 September.
Click here to read more about the role of the Committee. You can find proposed negative instruments, and follow their scrutiny journey, using the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments tracker .

European Statutory Instruments Committee publishes eighth report

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Statutory instrument, United Kingdom administrative law, Parliament of Singapore, Musical instrument, Music tracker

The Committee will next meet on 8 September.

Key Points: 

The Committee will next meet on 8 September.
Click here to read more about the role of the Committee. You can find proposed negative instruments, and follow their scrutiny journey, using the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments tracker .

European Statutory Instruments Committee publishes eighth report

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Statutory instrument, United Kingdom administrative law, Parliament of Singapore, Musical instrument, Music tracker

The Committee will next meet on 8 September.

Key Points: 

The Committee will next meet on 8 September.
Click here to read more about the role of the Committee. You can find proposed negative instruments, and follow their scrutiny journey, using the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments tracker .

Committee recommends further scrutiny of two statutory instruments

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
United Kingdom administrative law, Westminster system, Statutory law, Legislatures, Statutory instrument, Delegated Legislation Committee, Delegated legislation, Political systems, Law, Policy debate, Primary and secondary legislation, Debate

The report details ten proposed negative instruments laid by the Government and recommends upgrading two instruments to the affirmative procedure which requires further debate in Delegated Legislation Committee or the Commons Chamber.

Key Points: 
  • The report details ten proposed negative instruments laid by the Government and recommends upgrading two instruments to the affirmative procedure which requires further debate in Delegated Legislation Committee or the Commons Chamber.
  • These are:
    The Government can reject or accept recommendations made by the Committee but must provide a written statement if it chooses to reject the recommendation to make a statutory instrument affirmative.
  • Click here to read more about the role of the Committee.
  • You can find proposed negative instruments, and follow their scrutiny journey, using the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments tracker .

Committee recommends further scrutiny of two statutory instruments

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
United Kingdom administrative law, Westminster system, Statutory law, Legislatures, Statutory instrument, Delegated Legislation Committee, Delegated legislation, Political systems, Law, Policy debate, Primary and secondary legislation, Debate

The report details ten proposed negative instruments laid by the Government and recommends upgrading two instruments to the affirmative procedure which requires further debate in Delegated Legislation Committee or the Commons Chamber.

Key Points: 
  • The report details ten proposed negative instruments laid by the Government and recommends upgrading two instruments to the affirmative procedure which requires further debate in Delegated Legislation Committee or the Commons Chamber.
  • These are:
    The Government can reject or accept recommendations made by the Committee but must provide a written statement if it chooses to reject the recommendation to make a statutory instrument affirmative.
  • Click here to read more about the role of the Committee.
  • You can find proposed negative instruments, and follow their scrutiny journey, using the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments tracker .

Committee recommends further scrutiny of two statutory instruments

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 16, 2020
United Kingdom administrative law, Westminster system, Statutory law, Legislatures, Statutory instrument, Delegated Legislation Committee, Delegated legislation, Political systems, Law, Policy debate, Primary and secondary legislation, Debate

The report details ten proposed negative instruments laid by the Government and recommends upgrading two instruments to the affirmative procedure which requires further debate in Delegated Legislation Committee or the Commons Chamber.

Key Points: 
  • The report details ten proposed negative instruments laid by the Government and recommends upgrading two instruments to the affirmative procedure which requires further debate in Delegated Legislation Committee or the Commons Chamber.
  • These are:
    The Government can reject or accept recommendations made by the Committee but must provide a written statement if it chooses to reject the recommendation to make a statutory instrument affirmative.
  • Click here to read more about the role of the Committee.
  • You can find proposed negative instruments, and follow their scrutiny journey, using the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments tracker .

Lords examines secondary legislation

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Friday, July 10, 2020
Disposable products, Drinking straw, Statutory instrument, Cotton swab, Cotton, Materials, Goods economics), Food and drink

The House of Lords examines three statutory instruments (SIs), the regulations, orders or rules, used to fill in the details of Acts of Parliament, on Friday 10 July.

Key Points: 
  • The House of Lords examines three statutory instruments (SIs), the regulations, orders or rules, used to fill in the details of Acts of Parliament, on Friday 10 July.
  • The proposed SIs make changes to laws on:
    Recordings of interviews of those detained in Northern Ireland under the Terrorism Act 2000, whichin future would have to be made on video with sound
    Restricting the supply of single-use plastic straws,plastic-stemmed cotton buds andplastic drink stirrers,to prevent environmental pollutionand protect the health of humans and animals.

Lords debates Northern Ireland abortion regulations

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Friday, June 12, 2020
Statutory instrument, United Kingdom administrative law, Abortion, Law by country, Abortion in the Republic of Ireland, Law, Abortion in the United Kingdom, Sexual reproduction, Abortion in the United States

Members of the Lords will discuss the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No.

Key Points: 
  • Members of the Lords will discuss the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No.
  • 2) Regulations 2020 on Monday 15 June.
  • This statutory instrument (SI)willcreate provisions for regulating abortions in Northern Ireland and sets out the circumstances in which an abortion may take place.
  • Two members have also proposed motions to decline the regulations.