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Delegated Legislation Delegated legislation is law that is made by bodies other than parliament but with the authority of parliament. It is needed because: * Parliament does not have the time to debate and consider all the detail required to put an Act into practice. * It allows the government to react to an emergency, e.g. foot and mouth/wars. * MPs do not possess technical or local knowledge to deal with many of the facets of an Act; therefore this must be delegated to experts. * It is often difficult and time consuming to amend or revoke an Act of Parliament. The procedure of delegated legislation, however, can deal with this much more smoothly and easily. Types of delegated legislation i) Orders in Council Permit the government through the Privy Council (Final Appeals Court) to make law. This is a means of the government introducing legislation without having to go through the full parliamentary process. The Privy Council...

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