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Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law not called (House of Lords) Routes

House of Lords

A step of type Business step.

A statutory instrument laid under the negative procedure becomes law on the day the Minister signs it and automatically remains law unless a motion – or ‘prayer’ – to reject it is agreed by either House within 40 sitting days of the instrument being laid. A motion not having been called is when the motion is on the Order Paper for that day but did not occur. It may or may not be called on a future date.

There are 2 routes.

  1. A Route from Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law not called (House of Lords) to NLM AM SUM

  2. A Route from NLM AS Decision to Motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law not called (House of Lords)

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