Category: legislation
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Q&A: What next for the Human Rights Act? – The Guardian
“Is the Human Rights Act going to be replaced by a bill of rights, and how do the coalition partners’ stances differ?”
The Guardian, 19th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neuberger calls for curb on legislation – Law Society’s Gazette
“The master of the rolls has called for fewer and more carefully drafted laws to avoid handing too much power to the judiciary.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Coalition sidesteps damaging split over British bill of rights – The Guardian
“A battle between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats over whether to introduce a British bill of rights, supplanting the European convention on human rights, is to be passed to an independent commission after a disagreement within the new coalition.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New coalition government must address human rights – The Guardian
“Those hoping for a major change of direction on human rights by the new government will have answers soon. As we discovered with Labour, the strongest measures a government takes on the protection of human rights are likely to be those it takes in its first few weeks, so what is in the first Queen’s Speech is very important. Five areas may be critical.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) (Wales) Order 2010
The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Gower College Swansea (Incorporation) Order 2010
The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2010
The Food (Jelly Mini-Cups) (Emergency Control) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and Other Fields) Order 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Local Government) Order 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) (Fire Safety) Order 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Transport) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Surge in new laws sparked by recession, research reveals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Some 98% of new laws introduced by the government in 2009 were brought in as statutory instruments without full parliamentary debate, research has revealed today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Digital Economy Act: This means war – The Guardian
“With the rushed passage into law of the Digital Economy Act this month, the fight over copyright enters a new phase. Previous to this, most copyfighters operated under the rubric that a negotiated peace was possible between the thrashing entertainment giants and civil society.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Southampton Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Portsmouth Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Bristol Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Cowes Port Health Authority Order 2010
The Cornwall Port Health Authority Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The School Funding (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2010
The Parental Orders (Prescribed Particulars and Forms of Entry) Regulations 2010
The Commons Councils (Standard Constitution) (England) Regulations 2010
The Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (England) Order 2010
The House of Commons Disqualification Order 2010
The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
