Decision on a motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law deferred Procedures with step depth
A step of type Business step.
After the moment of interruption (the time at which the main business must usually finish), any division on a statutory instrument motion is deferred until the following Wednesday.
There is 1 procedure.
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Decision on a motion (prayer) to stop the instrument being law deferred has step depth 13 in the Made negative procedure
Instruments subject to the made negative procedure do not require approval in Parliament before becoming law. These instruments may come into force on any date after being laid. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which annuls the instrument and stops it having effect.