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Guideline 9
All Acts must be structured according to national tradition. The basic-units are preceded by front-matter and may be followed by end-matter. Acts may include annexes.
| 9.1. | The front matter of an Act includes various elements meant to identify the Act, put it in context, and facilitate access to its contents. | |
| 9.1.1. | The front matter should always include the elements that are necessary to identify the Act (such as title, type, date, and name of the adopting/enacting authority). Different national traditions may mandate or permit the inclusion of further elements (such as serial number, reference to the authentic language version, date of entry into force, history of amendments, list of subordinate legislation issued under the Act, table of contents, recitals, statements of purpose, and enactment formulas). | |
| 9.1.2. | Some elements of the front matter are part of the official legislative document considered by the enacting authority, some other elements are added after enactment by editors, as a convenience to readers. A clear structural distinction should be maintained between the front matter that is official and the front matter that is merely editorial. | |
| 9.2. | The basic-units of an Act are the main normative part of the Act. The basic-units may be grouped in higher-divisions and each basic-unit may be structured in subdivisions. | |
| 9.3. | The end-matter of an Act may include ending formulas, dates and places of adoption/enactment, and signatures. | |
| 9.4. | The annexes of an Act complement the Act’s content. | |
