【文章內容簡介】 all government ministers, including the Prime Minister, are members of the House of Commons or, less often, the House of Lords, and are thereby accountable to the respective branches of the legislature. ? Statutory legislation passed by UK Parliament House of Commons House of lords Royal assent Do all the acts from UK Parliament apply to the whole of UK? Does the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1975 apply to Scotland only? Statutory Sources of Law Statutory sources: UK— Parliament From Bills to Acts : ? UK Parliament ? Scottish Parliament Public and Private Bills What is public bill? 1. Proposed by MPs 2. Seek to affect the whole country What is private bill? 1. proposed by nongovernmental MPs 2. Only seek to affect a particular locality or a particular body of persons 3. Proposed by local authorities or private firms or bodies to acquire of additional powers by law From a Bill to an Act First Reading Second Reading Committee Stage Report Stage Third Reading House of Lords Royal assent ? European Communities (Finance) Act 2022 ? (Special Provisions) Act 2022 ? Appropriation Act 2022 ? Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2022 ? Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2022 ? Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2022 ? European Union (Amendment) Act 2022 ? Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2022 ? Sale of Student Loans Act 2022 ? Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2022 ? Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2022 ? Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2022 ? Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2022 National Insurance Contributions Act 2022 Statutory Legislation Passed by Scottish Parliament ? The Scotland Act 1998 ? Any topic not reserved to the UK Parliament, which covers the areas such as domestic policy, defense and national security, economic policy, employment and social security. ? From a bill to a Scottish Act Executive BillMinisters Member BillA member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) Committee Billthe Convenor of a Parliamentary Committee Private Billan External person, pany or group of people Four stages ? Stage One: general principles of the bill are considered ? Stage Two。 content of Bill is developed ? Stage Three。 Bill is scrutinized by parliament ? Stage Four (Royal Assent): Passed by the Monarch and bill bees an act UK Parliament and Scottish Parliament ?Power ?The types of Bills ?The procedure from a bill to a act Delegated Legislation ? Statutory Instruments ? Bylaws ? Acts of Sedurant and Acts of Adjournal Statutory Sources: UKQueen Queen or her privy council Orders in Council only in times of national emergency rubber stamp Statutory sources: UK— Ministers of the Crown ?Ministers of the Crown ?The civil Service Department of the Ministers of the Crown Ministerial regulations To fill in the technical details of an Act of Parliament ? Orders in Council + Ministerial Regulations = Statutory Instruments Statutory sources:UK— Local authorities and public corporations ? Bylaws Be confirmed by the Secretary of State for Scotland ? Local authorities local Government Scotland Act 1978 base on the local needs and conditions ? Public corporations Statutory sources:UK— The Scottish courts ? The court of Sessionto regulate procedure against decisions of the licensing board to the civil court Acts of sedurant ? The high Courtto regulate procedure in the Scottish criminal courtsActs of adjournal Statutory sources:UK ? Question? Does the Act of Sedurant or Adjournal affect t