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Flowchart showing a Parent Act delegating power to Orders in Council, Statutory Instruments and by-laws, with parliamentary and judicial controls labelled

Delegated legislation is law made by a person or body other than Parliament, but only because Parliament has authorised it in a Parent Act. It is also called secondary legislation because its legal force comes from primary legislation.

Delegated legislation Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Law
  3. /Delegated legislation

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Law Delegated legislation. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.

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