The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which governs the making of statutory instruments.[1]
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Until 2011 the act also governed Scottish statutory instruments made under acts of the Scottish Parliament.[2] Until 2026, the act also governed Welsh statutory instruments made under acts of Senedd Cymru, acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and measures of the National Assembly for Wales.[3]
The Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 provides a similar function for acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Definitions
editThe act defines statutory instruments as "orders, rules, regulations or other subordinate legislation" if the power is expressed through the royal prerogative through an Order in Council or in the case of a power conferred on a Minister of the Crown, a statutory instrument.[1] The circularity of the definition means that any subordinate legislation exercisable by a minister is a statutory instrument and any subordinate instrument is subordinate legislation. Since the use of ministerial orders in 1992 and 2013 this definition is no longer completely true.
Procedure
editDraft statutory instruments
editConsideration by committee
editThe Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, in the House of Lords, and the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments in the House of Commons, are committees set up to consider statutory instruments tabled by ministers.[4][5]
Laying before Parliament
editStatutory instruments are required to be laid before Parliament.[1]
Revocation
editStatutory instruments may be revoked by statutory instrument (including an Order in Council), or by an act of Parliament.[1]
Publication
editStatutory instruments are published by the King's Printer.[1] In the modern era, this means that they are available on legislation.gov.uk.[6]
Notes
edit- ↑ Section 13(1).
- ↑ Section 13(2).
- ↑ Section 10. The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Commencement) Order 1947.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Statutory Instruments Act 1946", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1946 c. 36
- ↑ Scottish Parliament. Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 as amended (see also enacted form), from legislation.gov.uk.
- ↑ Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament. Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 as amended (see also enacted form), from legislation.gov.uk.
- ↑ Work of the Committee in Session 2023–24 (PDF) (Report). House of Lords. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Twelfth Report of Session 2023–24 (Report). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Understanding legislation". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
edit- Text of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The full text of Statutory Instruments Act, 1946 at Wikisource
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