- To save Parliament time
- To deal with complex and technical issues (e.g health and safety regulations)
- Quicker and easier to amend and update than primary legislation
- Able to respond quickly to emergencies
- Allows for local variation to meet local need
Disadvantages:
- Undemocratic: giving power to individuals, takes the decisions away from the democratic process
- Risk of sub-delegation: legislation is made by people other than those who have been given the power to do so
- Lack of Publicity: Although published, they tend not to be under the same public scrutiny
- Large volume: Keeping track can be difficult, and delegated legislation outnumbers Acts of Parliament by five to one
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