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Delegated legislation: OCR A‑Level Law questions

Every OCR A-Level Law exam question on Delegated legislation, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q2

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 2: Explain the controls exercised over delegated legislation by the courts.
  2. Q1

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 1: Explain the ways that Parliament can exercise control over delegated legislation.
  3. Q4

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 4: Discuss the reasons that make the use of delegated legislation beneficial.
  4. Q3

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 3: Explain statutory instruments and bylaws as forms of delegated legislation.
  5. Q4

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 4: Discuss the advantages of delegated legislation.
  6. Q1

    June 2022 · Paper 2

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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 1: Describe the controls over delegated legislation exercised by Parliament.
  7. Q3

    June 2022 · Paper 2

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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 3: Discuss the disadvantages of delegated legislation.
  8. Q3

    June 2022 · AS Paper 2

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    June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 3: Describe the controls exercised over delegated legislation by the courts.
  9. Q4

    June 2022 · AS Paper 2

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    June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 4: Discuss the disadvantages of delegated legislation.
All 9 questions on Delegated legislation, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q2 (8 marks): Explain the controls exercised over delegated legislation by the courts.
  2. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q1 (8 marks): Explain the ways that Parliament can exercise control over delegated legislation.
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q4 (12 marks): Discuss the reasons that make the use of delegated legislation beneficial.
  4. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q3 (8 marks): Explain statutory instruments and bylaws as forms of delegated legislation.
  5. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q4 (8 marks): Discuss the advantages of delegated legislation.
  6. June 2022, Paper 2, Q1 (8 marks): Describe the controls over delegated legislation exercised by Parliament.
  7. June 2022, Paper 2, Q3 (12 marks): Discuss the disadvantages of delegated legislation.
  8. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q3 (8 marks): Describe the controls exercised over delegated legislation by the courts.
  9. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q4 (8 marks): Discuss the disadvantages of delegated legislation.

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