Recommendation period ends Procedures
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A committee in the House of Commons and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee in the House of Lords examines all enhanced affirmatives under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. They consider whether the approval period should be extended to 60 days instead of 40 days. Both committees have 30 days to do this. The period of 30 days begins with the day on which the draft order was laid before Parliament. During this time, either House can also consider and resolve that the approval period should be extended.
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Enhanced affirmative: Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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.