What is Act, Ordinance, Code, Statute, Manual, Article and Section?
*(1) ACT:*
Act means a law passed by the Parliament through adopting proper legislative procedure/bossiness, after obtaining approval and consent of the Parliamentary Committee, Lower House and Upper House of the Parliament, for example,,, Ant-Terrorism Act,
*(2) ORDINANCE:*
A law made by the President/Competent Authority in absence of Legislature/Parliament or in acute emergency state for a specific period which later-on expires or the Parliament gives consent which becomes a permanent law. It has life of 120 days and It is extendable one time by the President and Parliament may reject, set-aside or may give consent to it, Parliament may convert it into act by adopting/passing in the Parliament
*(3) CODE:*
A set of secondary laws (other then Constitution) especially made and uniformed in a single code/bare aiming at effective applicability and regulating the procedure of Forums/courts and specified outcomes/punishment for example, Pakistan Penal Code and Crl Procedure Code.
*(4) STATUTE:*
A Comprehensive Term used for different laws including Act, Ordinance and Orders. In other words, laws having protection of the Constitution.
*(5) MANUAL:*
It is neither a legal term nor a kind of law but it is a general term used for a compendium/compilation/ins-cyclopedia of laws of specific filed/profession or department, containing all the relevant laws and rules. For example, Manual of Jail Laws, Manual of Military Laws.
*(6) ARTICLE:*
A legal term used for division-ing and and portioning of basic and fundamental laws/direct legislation by a Parliament, within a Major/Primary Law of a country or a company. For example Constitution of Pakistan, Articles of Association of any company/organisation etc.
*(7) SECTION:*
A term used for division-ing and and portioning of secondary laws of a state ,next to the constitution, providing definitions, regulating procedures and the punishment etc. For example Section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code and 154 of Criminal Procedure Code.
*(1) ACT:*
Act means a law passed by the Parliament through adopting proper legislative procedure/bossiness, after obtaining approval and consent of the Parliamentary Committee, Lower House and Upper House of the Parliament, for example,,, Ant-Terrorism Act,
*(2) ORDINANCE:*
A law made by the President/Competent Authority in absence of Legislature/Parliament or in acute emergency state for a specific period which later-on expires or the Parliament gives consent which becomes a permanent law. It has life of 120 days and It is extendable one time by the President and Parliament may reject, set-aside or may give consent to it, Parliament may convert it into act by adopting/passing in the Parliament
*(3) CODE:*
A set of secondary laws (other then Constitution) especially made and uniformed in a single code/bare aiming at effective applicability and regulating the procedure of Forums/courts and specified outcomes/punishment for example, Pakistan Penal Code and Crl Procedure Code.
*(4) STATUTE:*
A Comprehensive Term used for different laws including Act, Ordinance and Orders. In other words, laws having protection of the Constitution.
*(5) MANUAL:*
It is neither a legal term nor a kind of law but it is a general term used for a compendium/compilation/ins-cyclopedia of laws of specific filed/profession or department, containing all the relevant laws and rules. For example, Manual of Jail Laws, Manual of Military Laws.
*(6) ARTICLE:*
A legal term used for division-ing and and portioning of basic and fundamental laws/direct legislation by a Parliament, within a Major/Primary Law of a country or a company. For example Constitution of Pakistan, Articles of Association of any company/organisation etc.
*(7) SECTION:*
A term used for division-ing and and portioning of secondary laws of a state ,next to the constitution, providing definitions, regulating procedures and the punishment etc. For example Section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code and 154 of Criminal Procedure Code.
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