Command and Control Flashcards
What is the ‘command’ part of environmental regulation?
Setting standards to manage human behaviour
What is the ‘control’ part of environmental regulation?
ensuring the population complies with the rules
What are 3 legally-enforceable instruments for Setting Standards?
- Statutes
- Regulations
- Administrative orders, permits, licences
What is the not legally-enforceable instrument for Setting Standards?
Policies (only legally-enforceable if it’s attached to a permit)
What is another word for “statute” and who enacts it?
“Act”
Enacted by parliaments and legislatures
[My weird way of remembering who enacts: A STATUE (statute) made of PEARLS (parliament) has LEGS (legislatures)]
What has to be enabled before a statute is put into effect?
Regulation. When the regulation is put into place prescribing standards (concentrations) [details] that are acceptable
What is a Statute vs a Regulation?
- Statute - provide the general legal framework; focus on purpose and objectives
- create officials and agencies for administerng and enforcing the statute
- enables creation of regulations - Regulations - set out details that operationalize the Statute
- sets out limitations, fines, applying for approvals, paying fees
How are statutes made, divided into three basic steps?
- Senate
- Royal Assent
- Coming into force
More detailed steps infographic at: https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/guidetohoc/index-e.htm
[odd way of remembering ‘Coming into force’: As of now we are “forcing” you to comply with this standard otherwise there will be consequences]
What does the Senate do when a statute is being made?
Reads three times, refers changes back to the House of Commons, and to votes to adopt a Bill after the third reading
More detailed description:
- 3 readings
- review by legislative committee between 2nd and 3rd readings
- Reps form both parties resolve differences
- Changes referred back to House of commons for debate
- after 3rd reading vote to adopt a bill
What is Royal Assent?
When the Governor General signs the Bill
What is ‘coming into force’ and what are 3 ways it can happen?
It is when the Bill comes into effect
1 - Upon Royal Assent (when Governor General Signs it)
2 - Date specified
3 - Announcing through proclamation
BONUS: What 3 entities make up parliament?
- the Queen: represented by the Governor General
- Senate: appointed by the Prime Minister
- House of Commons: elected by voters
[Interesting way of remembering who appoints House of Commons: Elected by us, COMMONers]
[3 pearls, three peas in a pod]
BONUS: What makes up the executive branch of parliament, and what do they do regarding the law?
“the Queen, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the departments of government. They implement the laws. “
Source, with a good infographic: https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/guidetohoc/index-e.htm
[a way of remembering what they do: EXECutive - executes. ‘Execute’ is a synonym for ‘implement’.]
BONUS: What branch makes laws?
Legislative
Source with a good infographic: https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/guidetohoc/index-e.htm
[Very weird way of remembering: LEGs MAKING strides]
BONUS: Which branch interprets the law? (Hint: it’s not part of parliament!)
The Judicial branch
Source: https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/guidetohoc/index-e.htm
[weird way of remembering: Judge Judy Judicial]
