Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Sifting “proposed negative instruments” laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: criteria and working arrangements
37th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 20 July 2018 - HL Paper 174
Contents
Sifting function under the withdrawal Act
Flexibility and adapting to the challenge
Instruments subject to the sifting mechanism under the withdrawal Act
Relevant regulation-making powers
Restrictions on exercising these powers
Instruments where Ministers have a choice of procedure
Where the proposed negative instrument contains material excluded by the Act
SLSC’s current grounds for drawing an instrument to the special attention of the House
Applicability of the SLSC’s other grounds for reporting
Other features indicative of “significance”
Chapter 3: Working arrangements
Relationship between the sifting function and the Committee’s current terms of reference
How instruments will be divided between the sub-committees
Explanatory statements for instruments laid under the withdrawal Act
Need for good explanatory material
Relationship with other committees
House of Commons sifting committee
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Involvement of external individuals and organisations
Appendix 1: New Terms of Reference