Republic of Ireland
In the Republic of Ireland the term "Statutory Instrument" is given a much broader meaning than under the UK legislation. Under the Statutory Instruments Act 1947 Statutory Instruments are defined as being "an order, regulation, rule, scheme or bye-law made in exercise of a power conferred by statute."
However only certain Statutory Instrument are published and numbered by the Stationery Office, this being mostly where the statute enabling the enactment of delegated legislation required that any such legislation be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
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