3-Law Making: parliamentary law making Flashcards
What is a green paper?
A consultative document put forward by the government. (Prior to a white paper)
A consultative document put forward by the government. (Prior to a white paper)
Green paper
What is a white paper?
A proposal for a new law
A proposal for a new law
A white paper
What is a ‘bill’?
A draft for a proposed Act.
What is a draft for a proposed Act called?
A bill
What is a ‘private members bill’?
When an MP who is not a member of the government puts forward a bill
When an MP who is not a member of the government puts forward a bill
What is this called?
A private members bill
In what ways can a ‘private’ MP introduce a bill?
1) By ballot
2) 10-minute rule
Give an example of a private members bill that became an act of parliament
Abortion Act 1967
What is a public bill?
Give one example
A bill that affects the population as a whole.
Legal Services Act 2007
What is a private bill
Give one example
Bills that affect a particular individual or corporation
Faversham Oyster Fisheries Bill 2016
What Acts limit the powers of the House of Lords?
Parliaments Act 1911 and 1949
Parliaments Act 1911 and 1949.
How do these acts affect the House of Lords?
They limit its powers.
They mean that House of Lords can only veto bills up to 1 year.
Give one example of when the Parliaments Act 1911 and 1949 was used to by-pass the House of Lords
Hunting Act 2004
What is the process of introducing a law from Bill to Royal Assent?
1) Bill drafted
2) 1st reading House of Commons
3) 2nd reading House of Commons
4) Committee stage
5) Report stage
6) 3rd reading House of Commons
7) Repeat in House of Lords
8) Royal Assent
What were Prof AV Dicey’s views on parliamentary supremacy?
1) Parliament can legislate on any subject matter
2) No Parliament can be bound by any previous, nor can any Parliament pass an Act that will bind a future Parliament
3) No other body has the right to override or set aside an Act of Parliament
Advantages of Parliamentary law making?
1) Democratic
2) Transparent-Hansard
3) Wide-sweeping changes
4) Delegated legislation
5) Thoroughly discussed law
6) Parliamentary supremacy
Disadvantages of Parliamentary law making?
1) Lack of time-OAPA 1861
2) Time takes to become law
3) Acts can be ambiguous
4) Multiple Acts for one law
