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Rules made under an Act are required to be placed before Parliament for a period of thirty days, after which they take effect unless modified or annulled. This is a form of control known as:

This is parliamentary control by laying on the table. The rules are placed before the Houses for a stated period so Parliament can examine, modify or annul them. It differs from prior consultation, which occurs before rules are made, and from judicial review by the courts.

  1. AProcedural control by prior consultation
  2. BJudicial control by writ
  3. CParliamentary control by laying on the tableCorrect
  4. DControl through the Comptroller and Auditor General

Explanation

Requiring delegated legislation to be laid before the Houses, so that Parliament may modify or annul it, is the legislative (parliamentary) control by laying. Prior consultation is a procedural control occurring before rule-making, and writs are judicial control exercised by courts.

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