Legislative reform orders

18.28Under Standing Order No 18, the procedure which applies to the approval of draft legislative reform orders depends on the manner in which the Regulatory Reform Committee (see paras 31.36, 38.68 ) reaches its recommendation that a draft order under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, s 1 should be approved. If the recommendation was agreed to without a division in the Committee, the question on a motion in the House to approve the draft order is put forthwith by the Speaker. If the recommendation was agreed after a division, debate on the approval motion in the House may continue for one-and-a-half hours. In the event that the Committee has reported that a draft order be not approved, no motion to approve the draft order may be made unless the House has previously resolved to disagree with the Committee's report. Proceedings on a motion to disagree may continue for three hours; subsequently, the question on any motion by a Minister to approve the draft order is put forthwith.