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    "content": "Hon. Members, the provisions of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 have, in fact, been clearly expounded on by our own Standing Order No.210 as set out earlier. Although Part IV of the Statutory Instruments Act may be argued to comply with those statutory instruments that have been published in the Gazette, Standing Order No.210 applies the same procedure to those statutory instruments submitted to the House irrespective of whether publication has taken place or not. The procedure outlined in this Communication, therefore, applies to all statutory instruments that were submitted to the House prior to the publication and before publication. Under Paragraph 2 of Standing Order No.210, “Whenever a statutory instrument is submitted to the Assembly pursuant to the Constitution, any law or these Standing Orders, the statutory instrument shall, unless a contrary intention appears in the relevant legislation, be laid before the Assembly by the Chair of the relevant Departmental Committee or any other Member, and shall thereafter stand referred to the Committee on Delegated Legislation.” The Committee is then obliged to scrutinise the statutory instrument in accordance with the criteria set out in the Act and upon completion of its scrutiny, there is no contemplation of any Motion for approval of amendment on the statutory instrument, except for a Motion of annulment when the Committee has recommended so. Hon. Members, of particular emphasis is Paragraph 4 of the Standing Order, which provide as follows:- “210(4) If the Committee- (a) resolves that the statutory instrument be acceded to, the Clerk shall convey that resolution to the relevant state department or the authority that published the statutory instrument; (b) does not accede to the statutory instrument, the Committee may recommend to the House that the Assembly resolves that all or any part of the statutory instrument be annulled---”"
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