Law commission

Question 0

What is the role of the law commission?

Answer 0

Law commission act says the role is to keep under review all law. Codification & consolidation of law, repeal of absolute law & simplification of law

Question 1

who is in the law commission?

Answer 1

5 law commissioners = 1 chairman who promotes law commission

Question 2

What is codification?

Answer 2

Bringing together of all law on particular topics into single act of parliament

Question 3

What is consolidation?

Answer 3

Brings all statutory provisions relation to a particular area into one eg education act 1996

Question 4

What is repeal?

Answer 4

Removal of laws that have no furthers use e.g outdated & irrelevant

Question 5

Advantages of law commission

Answer 5

A lot of legal,non-political expertise. Thorough investigations
Independent body so not just what the government want.
Drafts bill for government based on commissions findings

Question 6

Disadvantages of the law commission

Answer 6

Many recommendations (about1/3) are not implemented.
Lack of power.
Can be years before a report is produced.
Investigates more than 1 at a time so lengthy researches.