Law unit 2
Act of Parliament (the Pre-legislative process diagram):
Consultation- this is your first stage where you have to get different opinions from other people about what they think about the law that you want to introduce. You can do this by creating a survey, questionnaire, asking people face to face etc. If you get you get positive or negative feedback then you can go through to the next stage which is the green paper.
Green paper- this is the second stage, where you produce your draft and its being checked to see if it’s suitable enough to be presented to the Members of Parliament
White paper- when your bill becomes a white paper it means that it is suitable to be presented to the public and the members of parliament. You’ll then go to the next stage which is the first reading.
First reading- this is when all the members of the parliament and the public get together in a court and you present your bill to all of them.
Second reading- this can be days after your first reading. In the second reading you’ll go in to more detail explaining why you want your bill to be officially made a law. You’ll list both the disadvantages and the advantages of the bill.
Committee- after your second reading the committee will get together and discuss your bill. They will be located in a room where they have privacy and are able to discuss without any interference.
Committee report- after a couple of days or weeks the committee gets back together including the members of parliament and the public and you. The committee will give back feedback to what they think about your bill.
Third reading- throughout the presentation your bill might be changed a few times. This is where you present your bill for last and final time. The last vote is taken here, that decide whether your bill is officially a law.
Other house (depending where it started off) - this is where your bill gets send to the other house depending
Consultation- this is your first stage where you have to get different opinions from other people about what they think about the law that you want to introduce. You can do this by creating a survey, questionnaire, asking people face to face etc. If you get you get positive or negative feedback then you can go through to the next stage which is the green paper.
Green paper- this is the second stage, where you produce your draft and its being checked to see if it’s suitable enough to be presented to the Members of Parliament
White paper- when your bill becomes a white paper it means that it is suitable to be presented to the public and the members of parliament. You’ll then go to the next stage which is the first reading.
First reading- this is when all the members of the parliament and the public get together in a court and you present your bill to all of them.
Second reading- this can be days after your first reading. In the second reading you’ll go in to more detail explaining why you want your bill to be officially made a law. You’ll list both the disadvantages and the advantages of the bill.
Committee- after your second reading the committee will get together and discuss your bill. They will be located in a room where they have privacy and are able to discuss without any interference.
Committee report- after a couple of days or weeks the committee gets back together including the members of parliament and the public and you. The committee will give back feedback to what they think about your bill.
Third reading- throughout the presentation your bill might be changed a few times. This is where you present your bill for last and final time. The last vote is taken here, that decide whether your bill is officially a law.
Other house (depending where it started off) - this is where your bill gets send to the other house depending