Statutory rules and orders (SROs) are the means by which delegated legislation is made in India, and formerly in the United Kingdom between 1893 and 1974 and the Irish Free State until 1947.
| Rules Publication Act 1893 | |
|---|---|
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Publication of Statutory Rules. |
| Citation | 56 & 57 Vict. c. 66 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 December 1893 |
Statutory rules and orders began with the Rules Publication Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 66). Prior to that act there had been no consistent way of publishing orders, regulations or other delegated legislation made by the government.
In Great Britain they were replaced by statutory instruments in 1948 following the passing of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.
In India, statutory rules and orders were first introduced with the General Clauses Act 1897 (No. 10), where they have been used ever since.
In the independent state of Ireland statutory rules and orders were replaced by statutory instruments defined by Statutory Instruments Act 1947 more broadly than in the 1946 UK act.[1]
In Northern Ireland statutory rules and orders were replaced by statutory rules under the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (SI 1979/1573).
See also
edit- List of statutory rules and orders of the United Kingdom between 1897 and 1947
- List of statutory rules and orders of Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1973
References
edit- Statutory Instrument Practice, third edition (June 2003), Cabinet Office and His Majesty's Stationery Office
- ↑ "Committee on Finance. Statutory Instruments Bill, 1947—Second Stage". Dáil Éireann (12th Dáil) debates. Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 November 1947. Retrieved 7 February 2019.; "Statutory Instruments Act, 1947". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 7 February 2019.