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Exercise on Delegated Legislation (a) The three main types of delegated legislation are identified in the source as Statutory Instruments, Bye-laws and Orders in Council. Delegated legislation is legislation made by a body other than Parliament, it is sometimes referred to as secondary legislation. Statutory Instruments are the most common form of delegated legislation. They are made by government ministers and departments who are given authority to make regulations for areas under their particular responsibility. Therefore the Minister for Transport would be able to deal with necessary road traffic regulations, because they come under the Ministers for Transports' responsibility. The authority is given to the government ministers by an Enabling Act, also known as a Parent Act. An example of a Parent Act is the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which amongst other things gives the Secretary of State powers to make regulations about the employment of disabled people. Statutory Instruments make up...

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