United Kingdom legislation 59511 219001612 2008-06-13T03:27:26Z TreveX 176970 /* See also */ {{British legislation lists}} '''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]] {{United Kingdom topics}} [[Category:United Kingdom law|Legislation]] [[Category:Statutory law]] {{UK-law-stub}}