If not, then the legislature cannot legislate indirectly. The official duty of the Parliament is to legislate and make laws. SEZs local congress and government have authority to legislate. Parliament shall legislate on residuary subjects following the Article 368 procedure as constitutional amendments. For subjects on the state list, only the respective state legislature can legislate. However, it could legislate on matters falling under provincial jurisdiction. These provincial councils were able to legislate for their provinces on most subjects. We don't legislate in the courts. The Supreme Court has affirmed these powers as an implication of Congress's power to legislate. These rules are so restrictive as to effectively legislate the penalty out of existence. Congress has the sole power to legislate for the United States. Governments often legislate on the total number of school days for state schools. On this basis, Parliament can legislate on marriage and divorce. When the Act was introduced, it did not legislate for a detailed Poor Law regime. It has the power to legislate on matters on the concurrent list.