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This document discusses the process for passing bills in the UK Parliament. It outlines the different types of bills - public, private, and private member bills. It describes the preliminary stages a bill may go through like a green or white paper. It discusses how the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 allowed legislation to pass without House of Lords approval after a period of time. It also discusses a 2005 court case that challenged whether the 1949 Act was itself lawful. Finally, it notes that the Supreme Court now takes over the role of reviewing legislation from the House of Lords.
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1. Statutory Instrument - I am very common, more common than I sound.
2. By-law - I am made by many different organisations.
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- 6. Parliament acts of 1911 and 1949 These acts allowed for proposed legislation to go for Royal Assent without the approval of the House of Lords after specified periods of time. E.g. Hunting Act 2004
- 7. R (on the application of jackson and others) v attorney general (2005) Argued that the Parliament Act 1949 was itself unlawful and that the Hunting Act, was also unlawful. The Countryside Alliance claimed that the 1949 Act was unlawful because it had been passed relying on the procedures laid down in the 1911 Act, when the act was not drafted to allow its procedures to be used to amend itself.
- 8. Challenging an act Can an Act be Challenged?
- 9. BR v Pickin (1974) House of Lords categorically stated that an Act of Parliament can never be challenged by the courts.
- 10. The house of lords The House of Lords has two separate functions: Part of Parliament A court of law From October 1st 2009 the Supreme Court will take over from the House of Lords
- 11. Activity Follow the instructions below: Go onto the Parliament website Choose Bills and Legislation Select All Current Bills before Parliament Pick 3 bills which are at different reading stages. Explain what the bill is about What reading stage it is at Mention 3 key principles of law which are included within the bill.
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- Countryside alliance