Sessional Returns Session 1997-98 - Contents


6. DELEGATED LEGISLATION AND DEREGULATION ORDERS

Information and statistics relating to delegated legislation and deregulation proposals and draft orders.

A. Instruments laid before the House

  

Instruments subject to different forms of parliamentary procedure


  Procedure applicable to Instruments

Laid before the House

Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:-

Made  

Draft  

Northern Ireland  

Instruments subject to negative procedure:-

Made  

Draft  

Northern Ireland  

Number prayed against  

Instruments not subject to parliamentary proceedings laid before Parliament:-

Made  

Special Procedure Orders  

  TOTAL




  49

  1411

  352


  1,506

  23

  62

  3003



  39

  1

  1,856

1. 16 of which were withdrawn

2. 1 of which was withdrawn

3. 42 of which were withdrawn

B. Instruments considered by the Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments

Instruments subject to different forms of parliamentary procedure


  Procedure applicable to Instruments

  Joint

  Committee


  Select

  Committee


Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:-

Made  

Draft  

Instruments subject to negative procedure:-

Made  

Draft  

Northern Ireland  

Instruments not subject to parliamentary proceedings laid before Parliament:-

Made  

Instruments not laid before Parliament  

Special Procedure Orders.  

  TOTAL




  12

  120



  1,659

  21

  83



  67

  503

  1

  2,4661




  35

  19



  80

  0

  0



  0

  0

  0

  1342

1. 231 of which were identified as having derived from EU obligations

2. 4 of which were identified as having derived from EU obligations

Special attention of the House

  Ground upon which special attention was invited*

  Joint

  Committee


  Select

  Committee


Drafting appears to be defective  

Form or purport calls for elucidation  

Doubt concerning vires or unexpected or unusual use of powers  

Unjustifiable delay in laying before Parliament or publication  

Other grounds  

  

  TOTAL


  127

  29

  22

  10

  23



  211


  0

  0

  0

  0

  3



  3

* An instrument may be reported on more than one ground.

  


 
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