Does Parliament ratify Statutory Instruments made through the negative resolution procedure?
<p>Some UK laws are passed through the negative resolution procedure, whereby the draft is laid and then this automatically becomes law unless there is an objection from the House.</p>

<p>Does this meet the definition of ratification, or is ratification an active, affirmative action, and the negative resolution procedure, passive? </p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_instrument_(UK)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Statutory instruments</a> subject to the negative resolution procedure (formally, "<a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/9-10/36/section/5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">subject to annulment in pursuance of resolution of either House of Parliament</a>") are not ratified by Parliament at all.</p>

<p>Instead, the power to issue them, granted by Acts of Parliament, means that they can come into force immediately or on some later date - but that Parliament may annul them within 40 days if it wishes.</p>

<p>Hence there is no ratification, only a veto.</p>

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