Law Reform Ch7 Y1

Question 1

What is the purpose of the Law Commission?

Answer 1

to simplify and modernise the law

Question 2

What act sets out the role of the law commission?

Answer 2

The Law Commissions Act 1965

Question 3

What are the three ways in which the law commission achieves its objectives?

Answer 3

Reform
Codification
Consolidation
Repeal

Question 4

What is meant by Reform as one of the law commissions objectives?

Answer 4

To consider areas of law in need of reform.

Question 5

What is meant by Codification as one of the law commissions objectives?

Answer 5

Compiling all law on a topic and creating a code to cover all the law, making it easier to find and understand

Question 6

What is meant by Consolidation by the Law Commission?

Answer 6

draw all existing legislation into one act of parliament.

Question 7

What is meant by Repealing by the Law commission?

Answer 7

To identify defunct legislation for parliament to repeal

Question 8

What are the advantages of having the Law Commission?

Answer 8

Law is researched by legal experts
Law Commission conducts Consultations on its proposals
Whole areas of law are considered
If the reform is enacted by parliament, it is all in one act.
Reforming the law simplifies and modernises it.

Question 9

What are the Disadvantages of having the Law Commission?

Answer 9

Parliament can fail to implement reforms.
Lack of parliamentary time to consider these reforms