Enhanced affirmative: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Laid before the House of Commons
Instruments subject to the enhanced affirmative procedure under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 are laid in draft and require approval in Parliament before being signed into law. Unlike the normal draft affirmative procedure, instruments laid under the enhanced affirmative procedure are subject to a clock period of 40 or 60 days. The Commons debates the instrument in a Delegated Legislation Committee or in the Commons Chamber, where a decision on approval is made. The Lords debates the instrument in Grand Committee or in the Lords Chamber, where a decision on approval is made.
Follows the calculation style Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).
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Laying before the House of Commons is the formal registration of a paper. Papers include, but are not limited to, statutory instruments, proposed negative statutory instruments and treaties. Most papers are laid before both Houses, while some, to do with financial/tax matters, are laid before the House of Commons only.
There are 2 business items.
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Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022
On 7 November 2022.
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Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2020
On 21 April 2020.