CS - Delegated legislation/legislative process

• Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015


  Public Bills - these involve matters of public policy affecting the whole country or a large section of it. Most government Bills are in this category.
• Abortion Act 1967


  Private Members' Bills - these give an opportunity to individual MPs who are not part of the government to introduce a Bill.
• University College London Act 1996


  Private Bills - these are designed to create a law which will affect only individual people or corporations. They do not affect the whole community.
• Energy Act 1976


  Orders in council - making law in times of national emergency when Parliament is not sitting - fuel crisis in the early 2000s.
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1971


  Orders in council - can be used to amend or update existing law - Cannabis was changed to class C then five years later to Class B.
• National Minimum Wage Act 1998


  Statutory instruments - gives the power to a government minister to make annual updates to the minimum wage as required.
• Transport Act 2000


  By-laws - South Western Railway can make technical by-laws affecting their network.
• Fire Brigades Union Case (1995)


  Substantive ultra vires - government minister lacked the power to make changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
• Aylesbury Mushrooms Case (1972)


  Procedural ultra vires - Minister of Labour failed to consult Mushroom Growers' Association over establishing a new training board. Delegated legislation was void.
• Wednesbury Case (1948)


  Unreasonable - Cinema was granted a licence to open on Sundays subject to the condition that no children under 15 shall be admitted by an adult or not. DL declared void.