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Legislation Act 2019

Parliament’s oversight of secondary legislation - Confirmation

124: How to confirm secondary legislation

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"Checking secondary laws: how to make them official by a deadline"

To confirm secondary legislation by a deadline, you need an Act that says it confirms the legislation. The part of the Act that confirms the legislation must start on or before the deadline. You can find more information about what happens if the Act or provision is repealed later in section 32. The repeal does not change the fact that the legislation was confirmed.

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Part 5Parliament’s oversight of secondary legislation
Confirmation

124How to confirm secondary legislation

  1. To confirm secondary legislation by a deadline for the purposes of this subpart,—

  2. an Act must contain a provision to the effect that it confirms the legislation; and
    1. the provision must commence on or before the deadline.

      1. The later repeal of the Act or provision does not affect the confirmation (see section 32, which relates to the effect of repeal).

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