Sentence examples for of statutory instruments from inspiring English sources

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Cracknel's figures show that the number of acts passed is in decline over the last 30-40 years, while the number of statutory instruments has seen a sharp increase.

Labour also that once the peers' power of veto is removed, Cameron will increasingly turn to the use of statutory instruments to push controversial measures through the upper house.

The production of red tape the issuance of statutory instruments provides a good proxy far outpaces that of Harris tweed.Banana-skin republicThe new parliament has not pulled all the best, or even best-known, Scottish politicians back home.

If the law is to be accessible and intelligible, for example, then there must be an end both to judicial prolixity and to what Bingham calls "the legislative hyperactivity which appears to have become a permanent feature of our governance - in 2004, some 3,500 pages of primary legislation; in 2003, nearly 9,000 pages of statutory instruments".

Henry Porter wrote a powerful piece on Comment is free last week about the extraordinary growth in the government use's of statutory instruments – legislation that is passed without debate or scrutiny by the House of Commons – which has added hugely to executive power.

"Can I ask you to confirm troubling reports the joint committee on statutory instruments [the body in charge of scrutinising such regulations] have, in fact, refused to approve the draft because it is riddled with errors?

"I believe that my recommendations strike the right balance between preserving the vital role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation, and enabling the elected House of Commons to have a decisive role on statutory instruments".

And 14% is the figure for statutory instruments.

The importation of "articles of second-hand undergarments of any type, form or description, whether purchased, donated or procured in any other manner", is now forbidden, according to statutory instrument 150 of 2011.

It would not undo the implementation of EU directives that have become acts of parliament or statutory instruments.