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Draft negative Instrument comes into force as law

1 January 1948 -

Instruments subject to the draft negative procedure are laid in draft and do not require approval in Parliament before being signed in law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which prevents the instrument being signed into law. The instrument cannot be signed into law by a Minister until the end of the objection period.

Follows the calculation style Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

A step of type Business step.

Some instruments come into force when made, but most contain express provision bringing them into force at a later date (if no later date is given, the default assumption is that an instrument comes into force at the moment of making). The time when an instrument comes into force is known as its ‘commencement’

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  1. Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2020

    On 24 September 2020.

  2. Allerdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  3. Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  4. Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  5. Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  6. Barnsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  7. Basingstoke and Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  8. Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  9. Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  10. Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  11. Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  12. Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  13. Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  14. Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  15. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  16. Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  17. Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  18. Brighton & Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  19. Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  20. Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  21. Calderdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  22. Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  23. Cannock Chase (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  24. Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  25. Carlisle (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  26. Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  27. Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  28. Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  29. Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  30. Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  31. Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  32. Chorley (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  33. City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  34. Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  35. Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  36. County Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  37. Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  38. Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  39. Dartford (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  40. Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  41. Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  42. Derbyshire Dales (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  43. Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  44. Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  45. Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  46. East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  47. East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  48. East Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  49. Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  50. Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  51. Essex (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  52. Fareham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  53. Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  54. Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  55. Gateshead (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  56. Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  57. Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  58. Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  59. Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  60. Guildford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  61. Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  62. Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  63. Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  64. Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  65. Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  66. Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2018

  67. Hertsmere (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  68. Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  69. Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  70. King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  71. Kingston upon Hull (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  72. Kirklees (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  73. Lancaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  74. Leeds (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2018

  75. Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  76. Liverpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  77. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  78. London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  79. London Borough of Brent (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  80. London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  81. London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  82. London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  83. London Borough of Ealing (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  84. London Borough of Enfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  85. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  86. London Borough of Haringey (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  87. London Borough of Harrow (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  88. London Borough of Hillingdon (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  89. London Borough of Hounslow (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  90. London Borough of Islington (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  91. London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  92. London Borough of Merton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  93. London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  94. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  95. London Borough of Sutton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  96. London Borough of Waltham Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  97. London Borough of Wandsworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  98. Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  99. Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  100. Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  101. Manchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  102. Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  103. Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  104. Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  105. Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  106. New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  107. Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  108. Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  109. Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  110. North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  111. North East Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  112. North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  113. North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  114. North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  115. North Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  116. North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  117. Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  118. Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  119. Nottingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  120. Nuneaton & Bedworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  121. Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  122. Oxford (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  123. Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  124. Pendle (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  125. Preston (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  126. Reading (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  127. Redcar and Cleveland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  128. Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  129. Reigate and Banstead (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  130. Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  131. Richmondshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  132. Rossendale (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  133. Rotherham (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2019

  134. Rotherham (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  135. Royal Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  136. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  137. Runnymede (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  138. Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  139. Rutland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  140. Salford (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  141. Scarborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  142. Sefton (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  143. Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  144. Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  145. Somerset West and Taunton (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  146. South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  147. South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  148. South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  149. South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  150. South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  151. Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  152. St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  153. St Helens (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  154. Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  155. Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  156. Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  157. Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  158. Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  159. Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  160. Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  161. Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  162. Sunderland (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  163. Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  164. Surrey Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  165. Tameside (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  166. Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  167. Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  168. Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  169. Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  170. Test Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  171. Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  172. Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  173. Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  174. Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  175. Torridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  176. Trafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  177. Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  178. Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  179. Walsall (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  180. Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  181. Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  182. West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  183. West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  184. West Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  185. West Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  186. West Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  187. Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  188. Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  189. Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  190. Wokingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  191. Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  192. Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  193. Worcestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

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