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2 unusual facts about Statutory Instrument


Big Six wheel

Since 13 May 2002, it can be played legally in licensed casinos in the United Kingdom, under The Gaming Clubs (Bankers' Games) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (Statutory Instrument 2002/1130).

Statutory Instrument

The process of creating of Statutory Instruments is governed by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.


Combined authority

Following a period of consultation and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the combined authority is formally created, dissolved or altered by a statutory instrument.

Ministerial decree

However, presumably due to an oversight in the drafting process oversight, the Act did not provide for such an order to be made by statutory instrument as defined by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.


see also

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 was to introduce a statutory scheme for criminal injuries compensation with several sections coming into law (by statutory instrument) on a date of the Home Secretary's choosing.