Ministerial statement in response to representations Procedures
A step of type Business step.
A minister may lay a remedial order that has already come into force (known as a 'made' order). After the remedial order has been laid, there are 60 days for representations to be made to the minister. The minister has to report details of any representations made during the 60 days and any changes made to the proposal.
There is 1 procedure.
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Made affirmative remedial order
A remedial order is an order made by a minister under the Human Rights Act 1998 to amend legislation which has been found incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Remedial orders can be used to amend both primary and secondary legislation, and they may do anything necessary to fix the incompatibility with the Convention rights. Urgent orders may be made without advance scrutiny, but they will stop being law if they are not approved by both Houses within 120 days of being laid before Parliament.