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Wales Statutory Instruments made by the Welsh Government are published as a subseries of the UK statutory instrument series—for example, the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2017 is numbered 2017 No. 714 (W. 171), meaning it is the 714th statutory instrument in the UK series and 171st in the Wales subseries.
Anything done under the instrument whilst it was in force remains valid, and the Government is free to make a new statutory instrument. [ 11 ] The last occasion on which a statutory instrument was annulled was on 22 February 2000, when the House of Lords passed a motion to annul the Greater London Authority Elections Rules. [ 12 ]
United Kingdom legislation Statutory Instruments Act 1946 Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to repeal the Rules Publication Act, 1893, and to make further provision as to the instruments by which statutory powers to make orders, rules, regulations and other subordinate legislation are exercised Citation 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 36 Territorial extent United Kingdom ...
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The remit of the committee is to scrutinise all statutory instruments made in exercise of powers granted by Acts of Parliament. Instruments laid before the House of Commons alone are considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, which is composed of the Commons members of the joint committee.
A statutory instrument made by the Scottish Government is called a Scottish statutory instrument (or SSI). Each of these is separately numbered, with the numbering resuming from "No. 1" at the start of each calendar year; thus the Radioactive Substances Exemption (Scotland) Order 2011 is cited as "SSI 2011 No. 147", or more simply as SSI 2011/147.
Statutory rules and orders began with the Rules Publication Act 1893. Prior to that act there had been no consistent way of publishing orders, regulations or other delegated legislation made by the government. In Great Britain they were replaced by statutory instruments in 1948 following the passing of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.
it may be used to remove from the scrutiny of the parliament matters that are causing difficulty for the government by designating them "matters concerning detail". within the large volume of delegated legislation there may be little public knowledge of changes being made. However, the statutory instruments are in place to prevent misuse.