Draft affirmative remedial order Chamber debate
A remedial order is an order made by a minister under the Human Rights Act 1998 to amend legislation which has been found incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Remedial orders can be used to amend both primary and secondary legislation, and they may do anything necessary to fix the incompatibility with the Convention rights. Draft remedial orders are considered by the Joint Committee on Human Rights and then need to be approved by both Houses to become law.
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Debates in the House of Lords Chamber take place for affirmative instruments on a motion that "the instrument be approved". Debates in the Chamber can also take place for negative instruments, there are three possible motions for such instruments - that "an Humble Address" be presented to Her Majesty praying that the instrument be annulled; motions inviting the House to call on the government to take action or record a particular point of view, without annulling the instrument itself; or a neutral "take note" motion.
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British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2019
On 23 July 2019.