Evaluation

• one advantage of delegated legislation is that parliament don’t have time to make all law we need so allowing other body’s to make it on behalf of parliament saves time and is much quicker to produce than an act as a statutory instrument or order in council can be made within a day
• Also parliament may not be suitable to make law in some cases as they don’t have the relevant expertise needed so the relevant minister of department are better suited to make law in their area of responsibility due their expertise.
• Sometimes law is needed in local areas which parliament aren’t aware of so local authorities can make these laws for the welfare of society.
• A disadvantage of delegated legislation is that there are concerns over quality as it is done much quicker than parliament it could be rushed and poorly considered leading to appeals. Also to much law may be made through delegated legislation making it difficult for lawyers to keep up to date. Delegated legislation can also be undemocratic as law can be made with just the authority of 1 person and controls like scrutiny commitee aren’t required so poor quality laws can lead to ultra vires.