DMPQ: Delegated Legislation is against the ethos of democracy. Critically analyse.
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Delegation of powers means the powers passed on by the higher authority to the lower authority to make laws. Delegated legislation means the powers given by the legislature to the executive or administration to enact certain laws.
The simple meaning of the expression “delegated expression” may be: When the function of the
legislation is entrusted to organs other than the legislature by the legislature itself, the legislation made by such organs is known as delegated legislation.
Delegated legislation, also referred to as secondary legislation, is legislation made by a person or body other than Parliament. Parliament, through an Act of Parliament, can permit another person or body to make legislation.
An Act of Parliament creates the framework of a particular law and tends only to contain an outline of the purpose of the Act.