AQA A-Level Law 7162
The Nature of Law
The European Union and English Law
Legal Personnel and the Judiciary
Access to Justice and Funding
Parliamentary Law Making
Delegated Legislation
Statutory Interpretation
Judicial Precedent
Law Reform
The Civil Courts and Dispute Resolution
The Criminal Courts and Sentencing
Lay People: Magistrates and Juries
Criminal Law: Rules and Theory
General Elements of Liability
Fatal Offences Against the Person
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Property Offences
Preliminary Offences
Criminal Defences
Tort: Rules and Theory
Negligence
Occupiers' Liability
Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
Vicarious Liability
Tort: Defences and Remedies
Contract: Rules and TheoryContract
Formation of a ContractContract
Contract TermsContract
Vitiating FactorsContract
Discharge of a ContractContract
Contract: RemediesContract
Human Rights: Rules and TheoryHuman rights
Human Rights in International and UK LawHuman rights
The European Convention ArticlesHuman rights
Restrictions and EnforcementHuman rights
Reform of Human Rights LawHuman rights
Delegated Legislation
Advantages and Disadvantages of Delegated Legislation
- 3 things to know
- All three papers
Overview
Recall questions on why delegated legislation saves time, draws on expertise, allows flexibility and meets emergencies, and on its disadvantages: weak accountability and scrutiny, sub-delegation, sheer volume and lack of publicity.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Why is limited parliamentary scrutiny a disadvantage of delegated legislation?
What is meant by 'lack of publicity' as a disadvantage of delegated legislation?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
Why is delegated legislation used in relation to parliamentary time?
Model answer
Because Parliament lacks sufficient time to debate and pass all the detailed rules needed to implement legislation.
- 2
Why is delegated legislation used in relation to expertise?
Model answer
Because ministers and local authorities have greater technical expertise and local knowledge than Parliament in specialist areas.
- 3
Why is delegated legislation used in relation to flexibility?
Model answer
It allows rules to be updated quickly without requiring a new Act of Parliament.
- 4
Why is delegated legislation used to deal with emergencies?
Model answer
Orders in Council can be made rapidly when Parliament is not sitting.
- 5
How does delegated legislation save parliamentary time?
Model answer
It allows Parliament to focus on broader policy matters while technical details are handled by other bodies.
- 6
What is the advantage of delegated legislation in terms of speed?
Model answer
It can be made and amended more quickly than primary legislation.
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