Ultra vires doctrine: delegated rules exceeding statutory authority are invalid as beyond conferred powers.

The doctrine of ultra vires covers acts done without authority or in excess of conferred powers, meaning 'beyond the powers'. Applied to delegated rule-making, a rule that goes beyond statutory rule-making power or supplants a provision for which no power was conferred is ultra vires, limiting delegated legislation to the authority granted by the parent statute.

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