Statutory rules and orders were the means by which
delegated legislation
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used to be made in the
United Kingdom
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between 1893 and 1974 and in the
Irish Free State
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until 1947.
Statutory rules and orders began with the
Rules Publication Act 1893
Rule or ruling may refer to:
Education
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. Prior to that Act there had been no consistent way of publishing orders, regulations or other delegated legislation made by the
government
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.
In
Great Britain
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they were replaced by
statutory instruments in 1948 following the passing of the
Statutory Instruments Act 1946.
In the independent state of
Ireland
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statutory rules and orders were replaced by
statutory instruments defined by Statutory Instruments Act 1947 more broadly than in the 1946 UK act.
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In
Northern Ireland
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statutory rules and orders were replaced by
statutory rules under the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
See also
*
List of Statutory Rules and Orders of the United Kingdom between 1902 and 1947
*
List of Statutory Rules and Orders of Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is ...
between 1922 and 1974
References
Statutory Instrument Practice third edition (June 2003),
Cabinet Office and
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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United Kingdom administrative law