Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill

Term

Reference

1971 Act

Immigration Act 1971

2002 Act

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

Affirmative procedure

A type of parliamentary procedure that applies to statutory instruments (SIs). Its name describes the form of scrutiny that the SI receives from Parliament.

An SI laid under the affirmative procedure must be actively approved by both Houses of Parliament.

EEA

European Economic Area

Immigration Rules

Rules laid down by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971

MAC

Migration Advisory Committee

Made affirmative procedure

An SI made under this procedure comes into effect immediately and Parliament will have a set time to approve it (normally 28 or 40 days). The SI will stop being law if Parliament does not approve the SI within that prescribed time.

Negative procedure

A type of parliamentary procedure that applies to statutory instruments (SIs). Its name describes the form of scrutiny that the SI receives from Parliament.

An SI laid under the negative procedure becomes law on the day the Minister makes it and remains law unless a motion – or ‘prayer’ – to reject it is agreed by either House within 40 sitting days.