Tag: Statutory Instruments

  • Statutory Interpretation Contents

    The Interpreter This section covers: Preliminary This subsection includes: To ‘construe’ or ‘interpret’? Interpreter’s duty to arrive at legal meaning Real doubt as to legal meaning Types of interpreter This subsection includes: the legislator courts and other […]

  • Statutory Interpretation Contents

    The Interpreter This section covers: Preliminary This subsection includes: To ‘construe’ or ‘interpret’? Interpreter’s duty to arrive at legal meaning Real doubt as to legal meaning Types of interpreter This subsection includes: the legislator courts and other […]

  • Statutory Interpretation

    Biography by Authors Anonymous: First Report of the Statute Law Commissioners Report of Royal Commission on Income Tax (1920) Report of Street Offences Committee (1928) Report of Committee on Ministers’ Powers (Donoughmore Report, 1932) Report of Foreign Judgments […]

  • Statutory Instruments Legislation

    The pieces of legislation are: The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 The Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947 The Statutory Instruments (Confirmatory Powers) Order 1947 The Laying of Documents before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948 The Statutory Instruments […]

  • Special Procedure Orders

    Introduction ‘Special procedure order’ means an order, scheme, certificate or byelaws in relation to which the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 as amended by the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1965. Note: The following information is intended to provide information […]

  • Statutory Instruments made under pre-1948 Acts

    Introduction To determine whether a document made after 1947 under an Act passed before 1948 is a statutory instrument, it is necessary to consider the effect of the following enactments: Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (‘the 1946 Act’), sections 1(2), 8(1)(d) and 9(1); Statutory […]

  • Parliament Dissolution

    Background During a General Election period the Government retains its responsibility to govern and Ministers remain in charge of their departments. Essential business must be carried on. However, it is customary for Ministers to keep to a minimum decisions which would initiate new action of […]

  • Explanatory Memoranda to Statutory Instruments

    The purpose of the Explanatory Memorandum is to provide to the lay reader a plain English, stand alone, explanation of the effect of the legislation and why it is necessary. It is not aimed at lawyers, but to help people who know nothing about the law or the subject quickly to gain an […]

  • Statutory Instrument Drafting

    Note: This guidance regarding the use of modern language within the text of Statutory Instruments was originally published as SIP Circular No.4 (05). It followed from work which the LION Secondary Legislation Practice Editorial Group were asked to undertake following correspondence between […]

  • Orders in Council

    Definition of Orders In Council The emergency powers act 1920 and the civil contingencies act 2004 authorise legislation to be introduced in this way. Orders in Council Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Orders in Council are used when an ordinary statutory instrument would be […]