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There are a number of advantages to delegated legislation, as a source of law, firstly there is insufficient Parliamentary time.
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There are a number of advantages to delegated legislation, as a source of law, firstly there is insufficient Parliamentary time. Parliament does not have the time to debate every detailed rule necessary to bring legislation in. It is much easier to produce a quick Act (the enabling Act) e.g. the Social Securities Act 1986 and allow the detail to be filled in by an appropriate department e.g. the department for social security. Secondly there is the advantage of speed. Delegated legislation allows rules to be made more quickly than this could by Parliament. Parliament do not sit all the time and the process of three readings, committee stage and consultation is slow and arduous and would not be very applicable when legislation is needed in response to emergencies and urgent problems. Another advantage is that modern legislation often needs to be very detailed for example, legislation with respect to building regulations or...
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