Process For Making Laws Flashcards
Who is involved in the government process for making laws
House of Commons
House of Lords
What are the first two stages in government process
Green paper - draft, plan ideas
White paper - first formal draft
What are the stages of government process?
1st reading
2nd reading
Committee stage
Report stage
3rd reading
Houses (lords or commons)
Royal Asset
What is the first reading
First formal reading of the bill - introduction
What is the second reading
The second formal reading - allows for debate and votes
What is the committee stage
Where a small group can discuss and make amends to the bill
The report stage
Changes made by committee stage are presented
What is the third reading
Last formal reading allowing for votes
What is the houses stage
Where the House of Lords can look over the bill and make the own amends which would be sent back to the third reading until they approve it
What is the royal asset stage
The monarch must sign the bill but cannot make changes to it
What are the limitation of the government process of making laws
HOL not elected
Time consuming
Personal ideology
What is currently passing through the government process
Police bill - make protests illegal and shut them down
The Judicial process of making laws
Judicial precedent - uniformity of law
Overruling and court hierarchy
What is statutory interpretation
Understand of the laws and implementation of laws
The rules of making laws
Literal rule - everyday meaning of words
Golden rule - avoid absurd result
Mischief rule - enforce what stature intended to achieve rather than what the words say
