Delegated legislation is the name given to legislation passed by bodies other than Parliament in the UK.
Such bodies have received ‘Enabling Acts’. Examples of such bodies and the delegated legislation they can pass include:
·The Privy Council – they can pass emergency laws know as Orders in Council. These powers are exercised very rarely.
·Government Departments – they can pass Statutory Instruments
·Local authorities – can pass Bye Laws
·Professional bodies – bodies such as the ACCA can pass Professional Regulations allowing them to govern the affairs of their memberships.
The controls around delegated legislation include:
·Control by the courts – any piece of delegated legislation can be ruled ‘ultra vires’ by a court meaning it is ‘beyond capacity’
·Committee scrutiny – there are standing committees of MP’s that review Statutory Instruments
·40 day rule – Statutory Instruments must be laid before Parliament for 40 days before they become law
·The Human Rights Act 1998 – all delegated legislation must be compliant with this act | 
