Committee for Infrastructure

Delegated Legislation

Before Delegated Legislation is laid in the Assembly, the Department submits details of the proposal to the relevant Committee with a copy of the proposed Delegated Legislation.

This pre-introductory scrutiny is an important stage of the process. It provides an opportunity for Committees to consider the merits and policy implications of proposed Delegated Legislation and, if appropriate, seek changes to the draft legislation before it is laid in the Assembly.

Once laid, a Committee can't amend or adapt Delegated Legislation - it can only recommend that the Assembly supports or rejects the Delegated Legislation as a whole.

Useful links:

• What is Delegated Legislation?
• Statutory Rules considered by Committees: view a list of all Committee Delegated Legislation pages
• Statutory Rules laid before the Assembly: view all Statutory Rules laid in the Business Office
• Examiner of Statutory Rules: view all reports from the Examiner of Statutory Rules