Many of the proposed changes in electoral law are not being made on the face of the Bill, but will be determined by secondary legislation. The melange of delegated powers provided for in this Bill serves to highlight, and potentially adds to, the complexity of an already disparate body of electoral law. We are disappointed that more of the detail regarding how the measures to be introduced via this Bill are to be implemented is being left to secondary legislation rather than being included on...

Many of the proposed changes in electoral law are not being made on the face of the Bill, but will be determined by secondary legislation. The melange of delegated powers provided for in this Bill serves to highlight, and potentially adds to, the complexity of an already disparate body of electoral law. We are disappointed that more of the detail regarding how the measures to be introduced via this Bill are to be implemented is being left to secondary legislation rather than being included on its face. Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Paragraph: 48 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government does not accept the assertion that there was a ‘lack of pre-legislative consultation and scrutiny’ in the development of the Elections Bill, which is a product of a wide range of views and engagement with the electoral sector, civil society organisations, parliamentarians and the Parl