controls of delegated legislation

Question 1

legislation

Answer 1

parliament can revoke delegated legislation or pass an Enabling Act on the same subject

Question 2

negative procedure

Answer 2

Parliament vote against SIs

Question 3

affirmative procedure

Answer 3

in certain circumstances some Enabling Act can only become law if agreed by both houses

Question 4

the scrutiny committee

Answer 4

joint committee including members from both houses that hear evidence from government departments on SIs and recommend it to government

Question 5

Standing committee

Answer 5

take pressure off the House of Commons by scrutinising DI on behalf of minister, subject to approval of whole house

Question 6

substantive Ultra vires

Answer 6

goes beyond the power set out in the Enabling Act

Question 7

procedural Ultra vires

Answer 7

a complain that procedures laid down in the Enabling Act has not been followed

Question 8

unreasonableness Ultra vires

Answer 8

delegated legislation is so unreasonable that no reasonable body would make it

Question 9

judicial review for prerogative orders

quashing

Answer 9

cancels the ultra vires decision

Question 10

judicial review for prerogative orders

mandatory

Answer 10

this is an order to do something

Question 11

prohibition

Answer 11

this is used to prevent something happening in the future

Question 12

consultation

Answer 12

enabling acts must only be used after consultation with various named organisations or persons
those involved in a consultation have no power to insist on changes however effective argument can cause changes to be made to the wording of rooms