Legislation Act 2019

Parliament’s oversight of secondary legislation

113: Purpose of this Part

You could also call this:

"Controlling special powers to make new laws"

The purpose of this part of the law is to help Parliament keep an eye on and control the use of special powers that allow people to make new laws. You can think of delegated powers like a permission slip that lets someone make decisions on behalf of Parliament. This part of the law is meant to support Parliament in making sure those powers are used correctly.

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Part 5Parliament’s oversight of secondary legislation

113Purpose of this Part

  1. The purpose of this Part is to support Parliament in overseeing and controlling the use of delegated powers to make legislation.