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Week 5: Reading an Act of the Scottish Parliament

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Figure 8 is a visual representation of things to think about when making good law. These include:

  • Content (is it necessary, does it duplicate an existing law, how much detail is needed)
  • Language and style (who is the likely readership, is the language understandable)
  • Architecture of the statue book (what determines the hierarchy and structure of the law, what should go into an act and what should go into regulations)

Publication (navigation, what will it look like to an online reader, should laws be drafted to

 6 Making law accessible