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Drafting legislation and rules in plain English
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- Creator
- by Robert J. Martineau
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [St. Paul, Minn.?] : West Pub. Co., ©1991
- Physical Details
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- xv, 155 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 0314890238, 9780314890238
- OCLC
- ocm24088380
- Spine title: Drafting legislation and rules.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. The drafting environment. Chap. 1. Poor drafting of legislation and rules : the problem and the cure -- Chap. 2. The legislative process -- Chap. 3. Statutory construction -- Chap. 4. Formal requirements and limitations -- Chap. 5. Administrative and court rules -- Part 2. Drafting principles. Chap. 6. Concentrate on the who and the what -- Chap. 7. The who--the actor -- Chap. 8. The what--the action and object complement -- Chap. 9. General principles -- Chap. 10. Special rules -- Chap. 11. Organization and subdivision of a bill -- Appendix A. Enacting clauses -- Appendix B. Sample bills -- Index of subjects and words