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Examining the advantages and disadvantages of Delegated Legislation, can it

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2. (b) Examining the advantages and disadvantages of Delegated Legislation, can it be considered an effective form of law making? Delegated legislation has many advantages. One of the main advantages of delegated legislation is that it saves time so that Parliament can concentrate on broader policies rather than fine detail. This allows the Government to prioritise its Manifesto promises to the electorate. The time it takes to draft a piece of delegated legislation is much less than it takes for an Act of Parliament to be passed as law. It takes much less time to draft a 6 month tenancy agreement, for example, as compared to a whole new Landlord and Tenant Act. Furthermore, as can be seen in the above example, delegated legislation can be more specific to either a locality or to a situation. Local councils and other organisations have the expert knowledge with which to draft legislation applicable to specific...

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