Expedited legislation: Public bills receiving their second and third readings on the same day in the House of Commons
Public bills since 1979 whose main Commons stages have been passed within one day.
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Retrospective legislation (72 KB , PDF)
This Note explains what retrospective legislation is and provides some examples, in the context of the Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012 and the Job-Seekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013.
Standard Note 5256 Fast-track legislation examines the reasons for urgent legislation and new procedures which apply in the Lords when the Government wants to bring forward an expedited bill A Parliamentary Information List (Standard Note) 4974 provides a list of expedited bills since 1979.
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Retrospective legislation (72 KB , PDF)
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