Time to stop representative figures making laws (8)
I believe the answer is:
statutes
'laws' is the definition.
(I know this)
'time to stop representative figures' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to stop' is an insertion indicator.
'representative figures' becomes 'statues' (statues represent their subjects).
't' going into 'statues' is 'STATUTES'.
'making' is the link.
(Other definitions for statutes that I've seen before include "regulations" , "Official and written laws" , "Laws passed by legislation" , "Written laws passed by Parliament" , "Attest us under written laws" .)