orders in council

• type of delegated legislation made by the Privy Council
• Emergency Powers Act 1920


  during outbreak of foot and mouth disease 2001, Privy Council passed laws to reduce spread of the disease
• Privy Council

  • senior politicians who have authority to make laws without whole parliament sitting
  • can be used in times of emergency
  • used to transfer responsibility between gov departments (when new departments are set up)
  • incorporates laws of the EU into the laws of the UK
  • changes can be made to the law by the Privy Council
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1971


  enabled Privy Council to change class of cannabis to B to C, used the same thing to change it back to B