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Weekly Information Bulletin: 13th February 2010

Delegated Legislation

Statutory Instruments

The most common form of delegated legislation, or secondary legislation, is Statutory Instruments. Those requiring parliamentary approval are subject to either the affirmative or negative procedure. For an explanation of Statutory Instrument procedures see HCIO Factsheet L7 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.

The laying of Orders before the House of Commons is recorded in the Statutory Instrument List published

by the Journal Office: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsilist/cmsilist.htm.

The Journal Office list records when Orders were laid and in the case of affirmative instruments, whether a motion for their approval has been tabled. In the case of Negative Instruments, the number of praying days left (in which a motion calling for the instrument to be annulled may be laid) is noted.

Outstanding Orders are listed below. Details of previous Orders are available in earlier editions of the bulletin.

Legislative Reform Proposals and Orders:
Proceedings as at 12 February 2010

Under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (s 6(1)) the Government is able to make Orders to amend or repeal provisions in primary legislation, which are considered to impose a burden on businesses or others, which could be reduced or removed without removing any necessary protection.

For an explanation of Parliamentary consideration of Regulatory Reform Orders, see HCIO Factsheet L7

Committee recommendation:

a)   a draft order in the same terms as the proposal should be laid before the House

b)   proposal should be amended before a draft order is laid before the House

c)   the order-making power should not be used in respect of the proposals

d)   draft order should be approved/made † indicates Committee's recommendation was agreed after a division

e)   draft order should not be approved/made

f)   a revised draft order should be laid before the House

h) revised draft order should be approved/made

i) revised draft order should not be approved

#   indicates report issued following amendments to draft order

Consideration by Lords/Commons:

*   indicates stage taken formally, no debate

g) considered by Lords Grand Committee

Draft Proposals

Date Laid

Title

Lords Committee Report & Recommendation Commons Committee Report & Recommendation
None

Draft Orders

Date Laid Title and SI Number Committee Reports &

Recommendations

Recommended Procedure Consideration

to approve Draft Order

Lords

Commons Minister Committee Lords Commons
13.5.2009

29.10.2009

Draft Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009

Draft Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009

HL 110 (d) HC 883 (d) Super-Affirmative

Second-stage Super-Affirmative

Super-Affirmative

Second-stage Super-Affirmative

15.12.2009

05.01.2010

Draft Orders (cont.)

Date Laid Title and SI Number Committee Reports &

Recommendations

Recommended Procedure Consideration

to approve Draft Order

Lords

Commons Minister Committee Lords Commons
21.10.2009 Draft Legislative Reform (Revocation of Prescribed Form of Penalty Notice for Disorderly Behaviour) Order 2009

HL 178 (d) HC 1108(d) Affirmative Affirmative 15.12.2009 06.01.2010
25.11.2009 Draft Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2010

(Paper withdrawn 18.1.2010)

Super-Affirmative

- - -
7.12 Draft Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2010

HC 288 (d) Affirmative Affirmative 8.2.2010

 
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