"At the time when I was Home Secretary, my daughter would regularly attend the Glastonbury festival so I was totally in touch with the kind of things that the younger generation wanted to do and the way in which they wanted to enjoyed themselves and I didn't have any desire at all to get in the way of that.
"It was just a matter of trying to get these things organised in a way that didn't cause serious distress to the inhabitants of the locality."
The act was passed in 1992 and became law in 1994, and defined a rave as a gathering of more than 20 people and where the music is characterised by "the emission of a succession of repetitive beats".
Mr Howard was mocked on Twitter for his comments.
One tweeter wrote: "Michael Howard you are not down with the kids. Don't try. It'll really upset thirtysomething kids."
Judge Jules suggested the law had become an "irrelevance" by the time it was in force because of the relaxation of licensing laws.
Mr Howard said the act was necessary to "balance and reconcile" the interests of two different groups of people.
It is not the first time that questions have been raised over whether Mr Howard is in touch with the public after it emerged he claimed expenses of £17,000 for gardening at his home.
Between 2004 and 2008, Mr Howard employed The Turned Worm Gardening Company in Hythe and another gardener to work on his property, costing a total of £17,351.
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