... ministers can deal with the problems that come after the Act. Parliament cannot see into the future. They cannot see the problems that may arise after an Act has become law so therefore the different types of delegated legislation can deal with this e.g. Orders in council. Orders in council are laws formally made by the Queen on the advice of the Privy Council. Some orders can amend or repeal primary legislation without parliamentary scrutiny, which is not the case for normal secondary legislation, e.g. Criminal Justice Bill 1990, which allowed criminal offences to be added or removed by instrument, also the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which had changes made when the licence period for offenders was increased. For parliament this is a disadvantage as it is not all-powerful over these delegated lawmakers. The Committee on Ministers Powers said, "whether good or bad" delegated legislation is inevitable, and, in the ...

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