Business motion allowing a motion to approve the instrument to be tabled before laying Procedures
A step of type Business step.
Applies to draft affirmative instruments which need to be approved on the day they are laid. Government would need to table a business motion allowing the motion to approve to be tabled before an instrument was laid.
There is 1 procedure.
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Draft affirmative
Instruments subject to the draft affirmative procedure are laid in draft and require approval in Parliament before being signed into law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords and only require the approval of the Commons. 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.