April 1989 Crown Copyright ISBN 0-477-07248-8
Preface and letter of transmittal
1 Conclusions and recommendations
3 The legal need for the standard departmental statute
4 Other possible reasons for departmental legislation
The Legislation Advisory Committee has the following terms of reference
(a) to scrutinise and make submissions to the appropriate body or person upon aspects of bills introduced into Parliament affecting public law or raising public law issues;
(b) to report to the Minister of Justice or the Legislation Committee of Cabinet on the foregoing aspects of legislative proposals which the Minister or that committee refers to it;
(c) to advise the Minister of Justice on such other topics and matters in the field of public law as the Minister from time to time refers to it.
The members of the Committee are
Sir George Laking (Chairman) Professor F M Brookfield Mr A R Galbraith QC Mr W Iles Sir Kenneth Keith Mr W R Mansfield Hon Mr Justice J B Robertson Judge D F G Sheppard Mr C J Thompson Rebecca Ellis (Secretary)
The other publications of the Legislation Advisory Committee are
Legislative Change: Guidelines on Process and Content (Report No. 1) (August 1987)
Administrative Tribunals : A Discussion Paper (January 1988)
Report of the Legislation Advisory Committee [on its work to date] (June 1988) (Report No.2)
Departmental Statutes and other legislation relating to departments A Discussion Paper (September 1988)
Report on Administrative Tribunals (December 1988) (Report No.3)