DANSP01250 - Legislation: Meaning of statutes, statutory instruments and statutory rules
DANSP01200 tells you where you can find legislation which includes statutes, statutory instruments and statutory rules.
Statutes include
- Acts of Parliament (Great Britain),
- Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly,
- Acts of the Scottish Parliament.
- Acts of the National Assembly for Wales.
Statutory instruments are a form of delegated or secondary legislation, the power to make such legislation will be contained in a statute. They include Regulations, for example the Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) Regulation 1999 (SI 1999 No 1027).
Statutory Rules are made in Northern Ireland and are a form of delegated or secondary legislation, for example the Social Security The Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (SR 1999 No 65).