Prayer Motion

A motion used to seek the annulment of a statutory instrument laid under the negative procedure.

Also used as: prayer motions, motion to annul, motions to annul

A prayer motion is a motion used to ask that a statutory instrument laid under the negative procedure should be annulled. If successful, it would block or cancel the instrument. Prayer motions are one of the main formal ways Parliament can challenge delegated legislation subject to negative procedure.

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