Can you explain delegated legislation?

Delegated legislation is the term to describe the laws that are made by people or bodies who have been permitted to make laws who are not parliament. Parliament (the main law making-body), has delegated the authority to pass laws. In other words, parliament is allowing other bodies to make law on their behalf. The main examples of delegated legislation are: Orders in Council, statutory instruments and by-laws. An example of an Order in Council would be that the classification of cannabis as a drug was moved from class C to B by the Queen and her privy council. Delegated legislation can save parliamentary time by directly solving local issues, it allows for flexibility to amend the law in the case that centralized parliamentary law is outdated. Delegated legislation also has the benefit of those passing the laws having local geographic knowledge and expertise - they know the issues in the local area more than parliament do. In times of emergency, delegated legislation also saves time.