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Draft negative Instrument comes into force as law

1 January 1948 -

Instruments subject to the draft negative procedure are laid in draft and do not require approval in Parliament before being signed in law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which prevents the instrument being signed into law. The instrument cannot be signed into law by a Minister until the end of the objection period.

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Some instruments come into force when made, but most contain express provision bringing them into force at a later date (if no later date is given, the default assumption is that an instrument comes into force at the moment of making). The time when an instrument comes into force is known as its ‘commencement’

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  1. Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2020

    On 24 September 2020.

  2. Allerdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  3. Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  4. Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  5. Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  6. Barnsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  7. Basingstoke and Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  8. Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  9. Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  10. Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  11. Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  12. Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  13. Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  14. Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  15. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  16. Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  17. Bradford (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  18. Brighton & Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  19. Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  20. Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  21. Calderdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  22. Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  23. Cannock Chase (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  24. Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  25. Carlisle (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  26. Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  27. Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  28. Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  29. Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  30. Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

  31. Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  32. Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  33. Chorley (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  34. City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  35. Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  36. Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  37. County Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  38. Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  39. Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  40. Dartford (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  41. Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  42. Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  43. Derbyshire Dales (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  44. Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  45. Dover (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  46. Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  47. East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  48. East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  49. East Riding of Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

  50. East Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  51. Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  52. Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  53. Essex (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  54. Fareham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  55. Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  56. Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  57. Gateshead (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  58. Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  59. Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  60. Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  61. Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  62. Guildford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  63. Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  64. Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  65. Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  66. Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  67. Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  68. Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2018

  69. Hertsmere (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  70. Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  71. Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  72. King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  73. Kingston upon Hull (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  74. Kirklees (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  75. Lancaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  76. Leeds (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2018

  77. Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  78. Liverpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  79. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  80. London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  81. London Borough of Brent (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  82. London Borough of Bromley (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  83. London Borough of Camden (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  84. London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  85. London Borough of Ealing (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  86. London Borough of Enfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  87. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  88. London Borough of Haringey (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  89. London Borough of Harrow (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  90. London Borough of Hillingdon (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  91. London Borough of Hounslow (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  92. London Borough of Islington (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  93. London Borough of Lewisham (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  94. London Borough of Merton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  95. London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  96. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  97. London Borough of Sutton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  98. London Borough of Waltham Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  99. London Borough of Wandsworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  100. Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  101. Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  102. Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  103. Manchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  104. Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  105. Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  106. Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  107. Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  108. Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  109. Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  110. Milton Keynes (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  111. New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  112. Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  113. Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  114. Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  115. North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  116. North East Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  117. North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  118. North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  119. North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  120. North Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  121. North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  122. Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  123. Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  124. Nottingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  125. Nuneaton & Bedworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  126. Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  127. Oxford (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  128. Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  129. Pendle (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  130. Preston (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  131. Reading (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  132. Redcar and Cleveland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  133. Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  134. Reigate and Banstead (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  135. Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  136. Richmondshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  137. Rossendale (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  138. Rotherham (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2019

  139. Rotherham (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  140. Royal Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  141. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  142. Runnymede (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  143. Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  144. Rutland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  145. Salford (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

  146. Sandwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  147. Sandwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  148. Scarborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  149. Sefton (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  150. Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  151. Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  152. Solihull (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  153. Somerset West and Taunton (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  154. South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  155. South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  156. South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  157. South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  158. South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  159. South Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  160. Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  161. St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  162. St Helens (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

  163. Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  164. Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  165. Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  166. Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  167. Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  168. Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  169. Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  170. Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  171. Sunderland (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  172. Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  173. Surrey Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  174. Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  175. Tameside (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  176. Tandridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  177. Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  178. Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  179. Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  180. Test Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  181. Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  182. Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  183. Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  184. Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  185. Torridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

  186. Trafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  187. Tunbridge Wells (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  188. Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  189. Walsall (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

  190. Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  191. Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  192. West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  193. West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  194. West Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  195. West Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  196. West Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  197. Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  198. Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

  199. Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

  200. Wokingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

  201. Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

  202. Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

  203. Worcestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

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