Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of secondary legislation.

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of secondary legislation. Does the power to make such legislation mean an abdication by Parliament of its responsibilities as the supreme law-maker?

In the simplest of terms, legislation is law made by parliament. There are two types of legislation, primary legislation and secondary legislation. Primary legislation is an act of parliament, i.e law created by parliament that prevails over every other type of law. Secondary legislation on the other hand is law made by any other body other than parliament, and is also sometimes referred to as delegated legislation or subsidiary legislation. It can be made by bodies such as a privy council, the secretary of state, local authorities or a committee of judges.
There can be viewed both advantages and disadvantages in secondary legislation. Another term for secondary legislation acts is commencement orders. These are made in large groups each year and are as much as part of the law as Acts of Parl...