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    "content": "Hon. Members, allow me to give you an overview of the practice and procedure obtaining in the United Kingdom (UK), from where we have borrowed quite heavily on the law, practice and procedure relating to Statutory Instruments. In the UK, ministers use delegated legislation to make changes to the law under powers given to them in an Act of Parliament. Statutory Instruments are the most common types of delegated legislation. About 3,500 Statutory Instruments become law each year. It is worth noting that in the UK, the Act that contains the power to make delegated legislation usually specifies what needs to happen to the Statutory Instruments for it to become law. Many Statutory Instruments are not subject to any parliamentary procedure and a minister can simply sign them into law. In the same jurisdiction, where parliamentary procedure applies, Statutory Instruments must be formally presented to Parliament. It then usually takes one of the following three main routes: (i) Negative procedure – the Statutory Instrument becomes law unless there is objections to it within a specified period, which is usually 40 days. (ii) Affirmative procedure – in this case, the Statutory Instrument must be actively approved before it becomes law. It is debated in a delegated legislation committee or less commonly in the chamber, then the House decides whether to approve it or not. (iii) Super affirmative procedure – this involves an additional stage of scrutiny where Parliament considers the proposal for Statutory Instruments before the Statutory Instrument is formally presented or laid akin to our prepublication scrutiny. This last procedure is used for Statutory Instruments that are considered to need a particularly high level of scrutiny. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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