The Law Commission Flashcards
What is The Law Commission?
Independent, full-time and permanent body
What created the Law Commission?
Law Commission Act 1965
S.3(1) of the Law Commission Act 1965
sets out its role and responsibilities
Where is the Law Commission’s role and responsibilities set out?
S.3(1) of the Law Commission Act 1965
What does the Law Commission do?
It modernises and keeps the law under review
The Law Commission aims for the law to be what?
- fair
- modern
- simple
- cost-effective
How does the commission reform the law?
- codification
- consolidation
- Repeal law that is no longer relevant
What does the commission’s aims allow the law to be?
Accessible
Codification
Brings together sources and Acts in one Act
Brings together sources and Acts in one Act
Codification
Example of codification
Sentencing Act 2020
Consolidation
Brings together Acts in one Act of Parliament
Brings together Acts in one Act of Parliament
Consolidation
Example of consolidation
LASPO 2012
The Law Commission Act 2009
The government has to justify not implementing any Law Commission proposals