Controls on Delegated Legislation (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards

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Controls on Delegated Legislation
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Two main forms of control on delegated legislation

Parliamentary controls and judicial controls

Parent Act alternative name

Enabling Act

ARO requirement before SI takes effect

Must be debated and approved by Parliament through a vote

NRO timeframe for Parliament to object

40 days

Ultra vires meaning

Beyond the powers

Procedural ultra vires definition

Failing to follow correct procedures set out in parent Act

Substantive ultra vires definition

Exceeding the actual powers granted by the parent Act

Key case for procedural ultra vires

Agricultural Training Board v Aylesbury Mushrooms Ltd (1972)

Wednesbury unreasonableness test

So unreasonable no reasonable authority could have made it

Court for judicial review of delegated legislation

Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

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