[1] It is thus possible that a government unexpectedly finds itself promoting a private measure, upsetting its planned legislative timetable.
The default procedure is they are treated like a private bill for the beginning of passage through the Parliament, laid before select committees of both houses empowered to hear petitions from individuals or bodies opposing it.
[1] Examples have been those to construct the Channel Tunnel, the Dartford Crossing, Crossrail and High Speed 2.
Acts that were deemed to be hybrid bills include: Their use originated as part of British parliamentary procedure, but the procedure is also occasionally used by other parliaments and assemblies set up on a similar vein to Westminster.
Hybrid instruments have found an ideal purpose in legislating on behalf of railway companies and transport agencies to obtain authorisation for major projects voted to be in the national interest and which would affect many private interests significantly.