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GDL Law Notes GDL English Legal System Notes

Statute Law Notes

Updated Statute Law Notes

GDL English Legal System Notes

GDL English Legal System

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Statute law

  • Statute law introduction Statutes are made by Parliament, which consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarch.

  • House of commons

    • The House of Commons is the democratically elected chamber of Parliament.

  • House of lords

    • Following the House of Lords Act 1999, membership of the House of Lords is currently undergoing a major reform to remove the role of the hereditary peers.

    • The Government is considering removing the remaining 92 hereditary peers.

    • An independent Appointments Commission selects some non-party members for the upper House and vets party appointments.

  • Making an act of parliament

    • All statutes begin as a Bill.

    • There are three types of Bill:

      • Public Bills

        • Public Bills deal with matters affecting the public generally and are usually introduced by a Government minister

        • Public Bills apply throughout England and Wales.

        • Most Bills are public and are introduced and supported by the Government.

      • Private Members’ Bills

        • A Private Members' Bill deals with matters affecting the public generally but is introduced by a Member of Parliament who...

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