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Draft negative Motion to take note of the instrument lapsed at end of session

Instruments subject to the draft negative procedure are laid in draft and do not require approval in Parliament before being signed in law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which prevents the instrument being signed into law. The instrument cannot be signed into law by a Minister until the end of the objection period.

Follows the calculation style Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

House of Lords

A step of type Business step.

At the end of a Parliamentary session all outstanding motions lapse which means the question will not be put before the House. Government and Members would need to table the motions again in the new session if they wanted to see a resolution.

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Procedure identifier

https://id.parliament.uk/gTgidljI

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