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Miche Posted 21 years ago
Legal Studies
Law vs. act
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00 Can you tell me which of the two should I use to name acts of the legislature? I've always said Insurance Act, Taxation Act etc. as these are actually acts of Parliament. I use "law" as a general term and never include it in the names. Googling, however, returns quite many Laws and I simply cannot figure out what is better to use. Is it British English vs. American English or it depends on the system of government (I live in a parliamentary republic)? 0-
00 Can you tell me which of the two should I use to name acts of the legislature? I've always said Insurance Act, Taxation Act etc. as these are actually acts of Parliament. I use "law" as a general term and never include it in the names. Googling, however, returns quite many Laws and I simply cannot figure out what is better to use. Is it British English vs. American English or it depends on the system of government (I live in a parliamentary republic)? 0-
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0 Law is a generic term. 02 br 02 br 00 Acts are public laws enacted by the legislature. g.
- 0 Law is a generic term.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Acts are public laws enacted by the legislature.
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- xyz Act).
- Usually it is reserved for a cohesive and comprehensive body of law on a subject, such as the "No Child Left Behind Act".
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0 Law is a generic term. 02 br
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00 Where I live, not every bill has a name (e.g. xyz Act). Usually it is reserved for a cohesive and comprehensive body of law on a subject, such as the "No Child Left Behind Act". But if I talk my legislator into passing a law on a lower speed limit, the leg
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00 Where I live, not every bill has a name (e.g. xyz Act). Usually it is reserved for a cohesive and comprehensive body of law on a subject, such as the "No Child Left Behind Act". But if I talk my legislator into passing a law on a lower speed limit, the leg
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A law is something noone can argue with. eg the law of gravity
We all agree murder, stealing, assault, lying to get something, etc (and general being a ****) is wrong.
Noone is above the law. Not even a judge or a lawyer!
An act (of parliament) is more like a guideline, a rule if you like. Parliament sees a problem in society and writes an act to try to solve this. Te
We all agree murder, stealing, assault, lying to get something, etc (and general being a ****) is wrong.
Noone is above the law. Not even a judge or a lawyer!
An act (of parliament) is more like a guideline, a rule if you like. Parliament sees a problem in society and writes an act to try to solve this. Te
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Hi,
So if I don't agree with the Acts relating to Income Tax, I don't have to pay. Is that right?
Clive
So if I don't agree with the Acts relating to Income Tax, I don't have to pay. Is that right?
Clive
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