Legislative Reform Measure 2018

6 Scrutiny

(1) The General Synod must make provision in its Standing Orders for the establishment and procedure of a committee the function of which is to consider and report to the Synod on draft orders laid before it under section 5.

(2) The provision under subsection (1) must—

(a) provide for the membership and chairing of the committee;

(b) provide for every draft order laid before the General Synod under section 5 to be referred to the committee;

(c) enable representations to be made to the committee on a draft order referred to it;

(d) enable the committee to amend a draft order referred to it.

(3) The provision under subsection (1) must require the committee, in the case of each draft order referred to it, to assess—

(a) the extent to which the order would remove or reduce burdens as defined by section 1,

(b) the extent to which the conditions under section 2 (so far as relevant) are satisfied,

(c) whether the draft order includes provision of a kind prohibited by section 3,

(d) the extent to which the consultation required by section 4 has been undertaken, and

(e) whether it is appropriate for the provision contained in the draft order to be made by way of an order under section 1 rather than by Measure.