Sources of law Primary Legislation

Question 1

What is primary legislation?

Answer 1

Laws Passes by Parliament
(Acts of Parliament)

Question 2

What is an important function of parliament?

Answer 2

To make new laws

Question 3

What is legislation?

Answer 3

Law passed by parliament

Question 4

What is the main type of legislation?

Answer 4

Primary legislation

Question 5

What does the term statue refer to?

Answer 5

An Act of Parliament

Question 6

What does the term statutes mean?

Answer 6

More than one act of Parliament

Question 7

What does the term statutory mean?

Answer 7

Something contained within a statute

Question 8

What does the term statutory definition mean?

Answer 8

A definition contained within an act of Parliament

Question 9

What’s the most authoritative type of Law?

Answer 9

Statute

Question 10

What is the Welsh parliament commonly known as?

Answer 10

Senedd Cymru

Question 11

Who is and what does the Welsh parliament do?

Answer 11

A democratically elected body that represents Wales to make laws for wales

Question 12

Can Senedd Cymru pass Acts?

Answer 12

Yes as long as they are not reserved to the UK Parliament by the Government of Wales Act 2006

Question 13

What is secondary legislation?

Answer 13

Law created by government ministers or other bodies by powers given to them by an Act of Parliament

Question 14

What is secondary legislation also known as?

Answer 14

Delegated legislation

Question 15

Can ministers in Senedd make secondary legislation

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What is the most common form of secondary legislation?

Answer 16

Statutory Instruments

Question 17

The uk has how many legal systems

Answer 17

3

Question 18

What are the Uks 3 legal systems

Answer 18

England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Question 19

Will an act usually state which of the three legal systems it extends to

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

If an act does not confirm which of the 3 legal systems it extends to what is the default

Answer 20

Extends to the whole of the Uk

Question 21

When determining primary legislation how are England and wales treated

Answer 21

Separately as distinct jurisdiction

Question 22

Primary legislation made by Senedd Wales made applies to whom

Answer 22

Wales only

Question 23

What is the legislative process

Answer 23

Method used for creating primary legislation

Question 24

What does a statute start as?

Answer 24

A Bill

Question 25

Who prepares Bills?

Answer 25

Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (Specialists in drafting legislation)

Question 26

When a Bill is drafted where is it presented to?

Answer 26

Parliament for debate

Question 27

What is a Bill?

Answer 27

A proposal for a piece of legislation

Question 28

What are the three types of Bills?

Answer 28

Public Bills Private Bills Hybrid Bills

Question 29

Public Bills can be made in two forms what are they?

Answer 29

Government Bills Private Members Bills

Question 30

What is Public (government bill)?

Answer 30

Made by the government implementing the G’ments legislative programme. Most are made this way

Question 31

What is a Public Bill (private members bill)?

Answer 31

Implemented by back benchers and little time is allocated to them. V few become law

Question 32

What is a Private Bill?

Answer 32

Bills proposed to Parliament by organisations eg Local Authority. Relates to a specific individual or organisation.

Question 33

What is a Hybrid Bill?

Answer 33

A Bill which affects the Public but also have an impact on an individual or organisation.

Question 34

What what are the 8 stages of legislative process

Answer 34

1. First reading 2. Second reading 3. Committee stage 4. Report stage 5. Third reading 6. Bill considered in 2nd house 7. Ping pong if amendments made 8. Royal Assent

Question 35

Which chamber can a public bill be started in

Answer 35

Either the House of Commons or the House of Lords

Question 36

Who needs to approve a Bill?

Answer 36

House of Chambers & House of Lords Process needs to be in each chamber

Question 37

What is the first reading

Answer 37

Notification of proposed law Title of Bill read out Date for second reading set

Question 38

What is the second reading

Answer 38

Objectives of bill explained Bill debated Vote as to whether it should proceed

Question 39

What is the committee stage

Answer 39

Detailed examination of bill Amendments can be made

Question 40

What is the report stage

Answer 40

Bill reprinted with amendments Debated & voted upon

Question 41

What is the third reading

Answer 41

Vote on whether to accept or reject

Question 42

After the third reading what happens

Answer 42

Bill proceeds to other house and the first, second, committee, report & third reading takes place

Question 43

What is the ping pong stage?

Answer 43

Back & forth houses until both have agreed

Question 44

What is royal assent?

Answer 44

When the Bill becomes law

Question 45

What does impasse mean?

Answer 45

A situation which no progress is made due to disagreement or deadlock

Question 46

Under the Parliaments Act who can delay a Bill and for how long

Answer 46

The HOL for 1 year

Question 47

Which chamber is elected?

Answer 47

HOC

Question 48

Which chamber is unelected?

Answer 48

HOL

Question 49

If a Bill is delayed under the Parliament Act for one year by the HOL what can happen ?

Answer 49

Bill can be reintroduced and receive royal assent without their agreement

Question 50

What does the 1 year delay under the Parliament act not apply to?

Answer 50

Money Bills (they must be finalised one later than one month)

Question 51

What does the Parliament Act not apply to?

Answer 51

Private Bills or Bills introduced in the HOL Major constitutional reforms or extend lifetime of Parliament beyond 5 years

Question 52

If an act does not contain a commencement date when will it take effect?

Answer 52

Midnight on the day it received royal assent

Question 53

What is another name for delegated legislation?

Answer 53

Subordinate Legislation

Question 54

Acts pf Senedd extend to where?

Answer 54

England & Wales