WAEC Government 2013 Objective — Question 9

Question 9 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2013 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

One of the criticisms against delegated legislation is that it

A. Promotes separation of powers
B. is not practised in advanced countries
C. encroaches on parliamentary powerCorrect
D. gives too much power to the judiciary

Explanation

Delegated legislations are laws made by non-legislative bodies. It gives the agencies under the executive arm of government the powers and responsibility for law-making. This takes away some of the law-making powers of the parliament, i.e. it encroaches on parliamentary power.

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