NEED FOR DELEGATED LEGISLATION⚖️

Question 1

time

Answer 1

• parliament doesn’t have the time to consider and debate every small detail of complex regulations

Question 2

speed

Answer 2

• passing an AOP can take considerable time
• emergency, can’t pass a law quickly enough

Question 3

technicality of the subject

Answer 3

• parliament may not have necessary technical expertise required
• eg. health and safety regulations in different industries
• better for them to debate main principles but leave details to those who have expert knowledge

Question 4

local knowledge

Answer 4

• parking/litter/traffic control measures need specialist local knowledge
• MPs from other areas won’t have this
• local laws best made by those with expert knowledge of particular town

Question 5

further consultation - basis

Answer 5

• minsters have the benefit of further consultation before regulations are drawn up
• important for rules on technical matters where it’s necessary to ensure regulations are technically accurate

Question 6

further consultation - some acts giving the power to make delegated legislation…

Answer 6

• state consultation must be carried out before regulations are created

Question 7

further consultation - example

Answer 7

• before any new or revised police Code of Practice under PACE can be carried out, must be consultation of
  . Persons representing the interests of police authorities
  . The General Council of the Bar
  . The Law Society

Question 8

flexibility

Answer 8

• DL can be amended or revoked easily
• Acts can only be altered when parliament have spare time in their busy schedule

Question 9

future needs

Answer 9

• resolve problems an Act may be causing that parliament didn’t foresee before