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An enacting clause is a short phrase that introduces the main provisions of a law enacted by a legislature.It is also called enacting formula or enacting words. [1] It usually declares the source from which the law claims to derive its authority.
In the law of the United Kingdom, the term enactment may refer to the whole or part of a piece of legislation or to the whole or part of a legal instrument made under a piece of legislation. In Wakefield Light Railways Company v Wakefield Corporation, [1] Ridley J. said: The word "enactment" does not mean the same thing as "Act." "Act" means ...
Enactment of a bill, when a bill becomes law Enacting formula , formulaic words in a bill or act which introduce its provisions Enactment (British legal term) , a piece of legislation or a legal instrument made under a piece of legislation
(2) Where an enactment is expressed to come into force or operation on a particular day (whether such day is before or after the date of the passing of such enactment, or where the enactment is a statutory instrument, of the making thereof, and whether such day is named in the enactment or is to be appointed or fixed or ascertained in any other ...
Where a piece of primary legislation is termed an act, the process of a bill becoming law may be termed enactment. Once a bill is passed by the legislature, it may automatically become law, or it may need further approval, in which case enactment may be effected by the approver's signature or proclamation .
Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation" while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business. Legislation can have many purposes: to regulate, to authorize, to outlaw, to provide (funds), to sanction, to grant, to declare, or to restrict.
The enrolled bill rule is a principle of judicial interpretation of rules of procedure in legislative bodies and rule of recognition.Under the doctrine, once a bill passes a legislative body and is signed into law, the courts assume that all rules of procedure in the enactment process were properly followed.
Legislative act, e.g. an act of Parliament or act of Congress, a formal written enactment produced by a legislature a legal document , regulation , part of law . See also