Law Reform and Parliamentary Law Making Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• white paper: government document outlining firm policy proposals
• green paper: consultation document inviting discussion before policy is finalised
• royal assent: the monarch’s approval needed for a bill to become law
• repeal: to cancel or abolish existing legislation
• consolidate: to combine several statutes into one act
• codify: to organise law into a complete written code
• first reading: stage where a bill is formally introduced
• report stage: further consideration of amendments after committee scrutiny
• ping pong: exchange of amendments between the two houses
• hansard: official written record of parliamentary debates
• whip: mp responsible for party discipline and voting
• implementation: process of turning reform proposals into legislation
• delegated: law made by non-parliamentary bodies under powers given by act
• ultra vires: action beyond legal power