'Delegated legislation is a necessary evil'. How far is this an accurate assessment of this process of law making?

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'Delegated legislation is a necessary evil'. How far is this an accurate assessment of this process of law making?

For this essay I will discuss whether delegated legislation is really a necessary evil. Throughout this essay I will write about the advantages and disadvantages and at the end of this essay I will draw up a conclusion on whether delegated legislation is really a necessary evil.

Delegated legislation is where and act of parliament is passed, this is known as the parent act or the enabling act, giving someone other then parliament the right to make acts. Bodies that have been given the right to pass the acts are the local government (Local government act 1972) and railway operators (Railways act 1993). Delegated legislation can be split up into three sections; they are statutory instruments, by-laws and orders in council. Statutory instruments can be split up into two sections, the affirmative and negative resolution procedure. By-laws give the rights to the local authority or bodies to pass laws in certain areas or pass a law for a certain activity. Orders in council is when Parliament may choose to delegate their power in order to make changes of legitimate or other great importance to the privy council (body of senior ministers of past and present).

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Why do we need delegated legislation?

We need delegated legislation because parliament does not have the time to pass acts everyday. There are good reasons for why Parliament delegates its legislative power to a range of bodies.

Delegated legislation deals with laws that does not concern England; instead bodies such as the local council make laws that for their local area. This is a good advantage because with bodies making laws for their own areas it allows Parliament to concentrate on making laws that are needed for today's society. Even though MP's make laws, they do not usually have a ...

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