Quick guide to the making of LAW

[thephoenix]

Making a law can be a long and complicated process. If needed, people and organisations have to be properly consulted on the idea; the Bill has to be written in a way that is acceptable to Parliament; and then be thoroughly debated.
Different parts of the Bill (or clauses) are voted on and amendments made; more debating and negotiation can follow between the House of Commons and the House of Lords before the Bill is agreed and passed for Royal Assent.
Primary legislation can take anything from a few months to many years to pass into law, depending on the complexity and opposition to Bills in Parliament.



http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page29.asp

[Guest]

Re: Quick guide to the making of LAW

That is what New Labour would have you believe - but if that really is the case, how is it possible that between May 1997 and August 2006, New Labour created 3,023 new criminal offences?

They comprise 1,169 introduced by primary legislation - debated in Parliament - and 1,854 by secondary legislation such as statutory instruments and orders in council and include everything from a law against Polish potatoes (the Polish Potatoes Order 2004) to one which made the creation of a nuclear explosion in Britain officially illegal.

Furthermore, Parliament was in recess for 11 consecutive weeks last year during the summer alone and if you consider that they have many more shorter periods where Parliament does not sit and further consider that in the 2005-06 session Parliament sat for only 208 days comprising of 1572 hours and 7 minutes and they have apparently "debated" 1,169 pieces of primary legislation, that means they actually get debated for less than 90 minutes each - and of course, that is presuming nothing else was done, such as prayers, question time, ministerial statements, EDM’s, etc.

During a Parliamentary recess there are no oral questions, no statements and no debates. They cannot happen during the period when Parliament is not sitting. Select Committees can meet, but few do.

Along with much of what this government says or writes – it is simply untrue.

[Sapphire]

Re: Quick guide to the making of LAW

"They comprise 1,169 introduced by primary legislation - debated in Parliament - and 1,854 by secondary legislation such as statutory instruments and orders in council and include everything from a law against Polish potatoes (the Polish Potatoes Order 2004) to one which made the creation of a nuclear explosion in Britain officially illegal".

Excuse me for asking but why can't you 'polish' potatoes ?

[Paule]

Re: Quick guide to the making of LAW

Excuse me for asking but why can't you 'polish' potatoes ?

The skin comes off if you rub too hard, and you end up with mash

msl:

[Sapphire]

Re: Quick guide to the making of LAW

Oh deary, deary me msl:msl:

[Happyolddog]

Re: Quick guide to the making of LAW

I often polish my taters and the skin has never come off.msl:

[strangewayofsavin]

Re: Quick guide to the making of LAW

perhaps you are not rubbing or scrubbing hard enough HOD?