... for a certain activity. Orders in council is when Parliament may choose to delegate their power in order to make changes of legitimate or other great importance to the privy council (body of senior ministers of past and present). Why do we need delegated legislation? We need delegated legislation because parliament does not have the time to pass acts everyday. There are good reasons for why Parliament delegates its legislative power to a range of bodies. Delegated legislation deals with laws that does not concern England; instead bodies such as the local council make laws that for their local area. This is a good advantage because with bodies making laws for their own areas it allows Parliament to concentrate on making laws that are needed for today's society. Even though MP's make laws, they do not usually have a great deal of knowledge on the subject. With delegated legislation it ...

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