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Legislation and statutory interpretation.

Module A: Introduction to legislation.

Chapter 2: Legislation as a tool for regulation.

Aphorisms
Regulation is the process of putting government policies into effect to the degree and extent intended by government.

Legislation is one of many tool for governing/regulation.

Regulation aims at efficacy, which is synonymous with regulatory quality. Legislation as a regulatory tool aims at effectiveness, which is synonymous with legislative quality. This can be achieved through cost efficiency, clarity, precision, and unambiguity. These in turn are served by plain and gender-neutral language.

Legislative drafting is neither an art nor a science, but phronetic (of "practical understanding; wisdom, prudence; sound judgement").