Made affirmative Non-fatal motion to object to the instrument approved
Instruments subject to the made affirmative procedure are signed into law before being laid in Parliament but require approval from Parliament within a specified period. There are different types of made affirmative SIs: the most common type of made affirmative SI comes into force before it is approved (and can come into force before it is laid) but cannot remain in force unless it is approved by Parliament within a specified period. Another rarer type of made affirmative SI is laid after being made but cannot come into force unless the instrument is approved by Parliament. The relevant procedure and the length of the approval period is defined in the parent Act.
Follows the calculation style Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).
A step of type Business step.
A non-fatal motion does not stop a statutory instrument being law but may be used by either House to indicate concern. The most common non-fatal motion in the Lords is a motion to regret. The motion usually gives specific reasons for the regret. Even if agreed, the motion cannot stop or amend the statutory instrument, but gives members an opportunity to put on record their dissent.
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Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021
On 2 February 2021.
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Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) Regulations 2020
On 14 October 2020.