授权立法,又称委任立法,是指全国人民代表大会或全国人民代表大会常务委员会根据特定原因或特定需要,将制定某个或某一方面法律的权力授予国家最高行政机关或地方权力机关行使,这也是我国立法体制的一个重要组成部分。本文仅就最高行政机关也就是国务院行使的授权立法权谈一点看法。一、授权立法的界定我国宪法第五十八条规定:“全国人民代表大会和全国人民代表大会常务委员会行使国 Empowering legislation, or ”appointing legislation“, means that the NPC or the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress delegates the power to formulate certain or certain aspects of law to the highest administrative authority of the country or the local authority for its specific reasons or particular needs, This is also an important part of our legislative system. This article only on the highest administrative organ that the State Council exercises the power to authorize a little view. I. Definition of Authorized Legislation Article 58 of China’s Constitution stipulates that: ”The NPC and the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress exercise the state