United Kingdom legislation
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'''United Kingdom legislation''' derives from a number of different sources. The United Kingdom does not have a single body of [[legislation]], but is divided into three [[State (law)|states]], each with its own [[laws]] and [[legal system]]: [[England and Wales]] ([[English law]]), [[Scotland]] ([[Scots law]]), and [[Northern Ireland]] ([[Northern Ireland law]]).
==Modern sources of legislation==
===[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]===
*[[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom|Act]]s of the [[United Kingdom Parliament]]
*[[Statutory instrument]]s (for example, orders or regulations) made by a [[Minister (government)|Minister]] or by the [[Queen-in-Council]], generally subject either to parliamentary approval (affirmative procedure) or parliamentary disallowance; these are made either under Acts or by the [[royal prerogative]].
===[[Scottish Parliament]]===
*Acts of the [[devolved]] [[Scottish Parliament]], and statutory instruments made by the [[Scottish Government]] (likewise generally subject to approval or disallowance by the Scottish Parliament)
===[[National Assembly for Wales]]===
*Statutory instruments made by the [[National Assembly for Wales]]
===[[Northern Ireland Assembly]]===
*Acts of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]], and statutory instruments made by Northern Ireland Departments
===[[European Union]]===
*[[Decision (European Union law)|Decisions]], [[Directive (European Union law)|directives]] and [[Regulation (European Union law)|regulations]] of the [[European Communities]].
==Historical sources of legislation==
*[[Parliament of England]] (13th century - 1707)
*[[Parliament of Scotland]] (13th century - 1707)
*[[Parliament of Ireland]] (13th century - 1800)
*[[Parliament of Great Britain]] (1707 - 1800)
*[[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] (1921 - 1972)
==See also==
*[[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom]]
*[[List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom]]
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