Delegated Legislation

... Delegated Legislation Delegated Legislation is when Parliament delegates law making powers through an enabling act to certain organisations. This is known as secondary legislation, primary legislation being Parliament made. It allows the government to make and adjust law without having to debate and push through acts and amendments. It is also the preferred way of law making during emergencies. Orders in Council are one of the three bodies that can make legislation. These are drafted by an appropriate government department and are issued by the Privy Council. The Orders in Council work in three different ways, the most important being legislation issued in times of emergency. They can make the emergency law, under the Emergency Powers Act 1920 and Civil Contingencies Act 2004, in an example during the Foot and Mouth outbreak in 2000 the privy council created various temporary orders such as Markets and Fairs Temporary Order which prohibited the

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