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Recommendation 12
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We reiterate this committee’s longstanding view that the creation of criminal offences by way of...
Recommendation
We reiterate this committee’s longstanding view that the creation of criminal offences by way of secondary legislation is constitutionally unacceptable. 16 The Government has not provided any justification for the ability to create criminal law in the regulation-making powers in clauses 13 and 20.