Law made by a person or body
who Parliament has delegated
law-making power.
Why do we
need delegated
legislation?
Saves time
Flexibility
Local Knowledge
Specialist Knowledge
Emergencies or
unforeseen
circumstances
What types of
delegated legislation
is there?
Orders in
Council
By-Laws
Statutory
Instruments
When
may it be
used?
To update a law
Fill in the
gaps in a
law
Bring an Act, or
part of one into
force
Law made to comply
with EU Directives
Statutory
Instruments
Laws made by by a government
minister under the authority of a
Parent Act within their area of
ministerial responsibility
Are drafted by the legal
department of the relevant
government department
Roughly 3000 are made
each year
Examples of
Statutory
Instruments:
Hunting act 2004: Allow
more than 2 dogs to be
used to flush out foxes
(Potential Change)
EU Directives: Unfair Terms
in Consumer Contracts
Regulations 1999: Gave
effect to the Unfair Terms in
Consumer Contracts
Directive 1993
By-Laws
Laws made by local authorities and public
corporations or companies. Must be confirmed
by the relevant government ministers
Need them for local
knowledge
Made by City
Councils
Examples of
By-Laws:
Manchesters Metro have a range of by-laws
covering the use of the metro system including
penalties for not having a valid ticket, drinking
alcohol on a tram or at the stations.
Railways Act 1993 (Parent Act) allows railway
companies to issue by-laws in respect of the
publics behaviour on their trains or in the
stations
R V Boddington saw Mr Boddington fined
£10 for smoking on a train - breaking the
by-law
No Ball Games
Alcohol Free Zone
Order
in
Council
600
Members
A Law made by the
Privy Council
Privy
Council
Body made up of senior current and
former politicians, senior judges and
members of the Royal Family
Ways Parliament
control delegated
legislation:
Scrutiny Committee
Affirmative Resolution
Negative Resolution
Enabling Act itself
Can be challenged under these grounds:
Procedural Ultra Vires
Aylesbury
Mushrooms 1972
Substantive Ultra Vires
State of Education
ex part NUT 2000
Unreasonableness
Hayes Borough
Council 1896
Ultra Vires =
Gone beyond
their powers
given to them
in the
Enabling Act