Appendix 1 S.I. 2004/705: memorandum from
the Department for Transport
Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/705)
1. By a letter dated 22 June 2004 the Committee sought
a Memorandum on the following point:
This instrument was laid before Parliament on
22 March 2004. Why was it not until 27 May that the Committee
received copies of it? (The Department is reminded of Table 10
in Part 7 of Statutory Instrument Practice.)
2. The instrument was made by way of an Order in
Council, the procedure for which requires the Department to submit
laying and registration papers to the Privy Council and copies
of the instrument to the Committee. The Department has established
that, in error, it did not submit copies of the instrument in
a timely manner, as required by Table 10 in Part 7 of Statutory
Instrument Practice. It believed, wrongly, that all the documentation
would be submitted by the Privy Council. The error came to the
attention of the Department on 26 May and on 27 May the Department
sent copies of the instrument to the Committee as a matter of
urgency. The Department acknowledges its error and apologises
unreservedly for the unnecessary delay caused. The attention of
relevant staff has been drawn to the correct procedure.
28 June 2004
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