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Commonwealth legislative drafting manual / Roger Rose.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rose, Roger (Writer on law), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bill drafting--Commonwealth countries.
- Bill drafting.
- Law--Commonwealth countries--Language.
- Law.
- Place of Publication:
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- What is legislation and why is it drafted the way it is?
- The role of legislative counsel
- Background legislation
- The basic elements of a legislative sentence
- Modern commonwealth conventions in legislative drafting
- Plain language drafting
- Structuring legislative drafts
- Punctuation (and capitalisation)
- Definitions and interpretation provisions
- Words to use with special care (and other drafting problems)
- The legislative scheme : principles governing the type of legislation required and the ordering of its provisions
- Introductory and preliminary provisions
- Final provisions
- Penal provisions
- Delegated powers to make legislation
- Amending legislation
- Specific types of application
- Statutory corporations
- Licensing legislation
- Financial legislation.
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