Secondary legislation
Secondary legislation is concerned with detailed changes to the law made under powers delegated by an Act of Parliament, a Church Measure, retained EU legislation, or other secondary legislation. The most common types of secondary legislation are statutory instruments, statutory rules, statutory orders, and Church Instruments.
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Draft affirmative
Made affirmative
Draft negative
Made negative
Proposed negative statutory instrument
Legislative Reform Order
Proposed draft remedial order
Draft affirmative remedial order
Made affirmative remedial order
Enhanced affirmative: Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Published draft under European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repealed)
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Delegated legislation and statutory instruments
Guidance on House of Commons secondary legislation and statutory instrument procedure for MPs and their staff from the MPs' Guide to Procedure.
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments is appointed to consider statutory instruments made in exercise of powers granted by Act of Parliament.
Secondary legislation and statutory instruments
Find out more about secondary legislation and statutory instruments on the parliament.uk website.
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considers the policy effects of statutory instruments and other types of secondary legislation subject to procedure.
Select Committee on Statutory Instruments
The Select Committee on Statutory Instruments considers statutory instruments that are subject to Commons procedure only, and determines whether they should be drawn to the special attention of the House.