Thornton's Legislative Drafting 6th ed

If you're involved in drafting or amending legislation in the Commonwealth or beyond, you need a guide that will help you with both the traditional and modern techniques of drafting good quality statutory law. Thornton's Legislative Drafting is recognised as the leading professional title in this area, used and referred to by legal officers and drafters internationally.

Completely refreshed and updated, the new sixth edition includes full coverage of contemporary drafting developments and advances.

Fully updated and alongside the detailed, learned and professional guidance and examples of best – and bad – practice, the new 6th edition will include new chapters on:

• Legislation as a Tool for Regulation
• International Agreements – Drafting and Implementation
• Pre-legislative Scrutiny: How to Scrutinise a Draft
• Post-legislative Scrutiny
• EU legislation - Drafting and Transposition

table of content

1. Legislation as a Tool for Regulation

2. Words

3... Syntax

4. Style

5. Specific matters of style

6. Miscellaneous words and expressions

7. Interpretation Acts

8. The drafting process: Part 1

9. The drafting process: Part 2

10. Formalities and arrangement

11. Preliminary provisions

12. Powers and duties

13. Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 1

14. Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 2

15. Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 3

16. Supplementary provisions

17. Penal provisions

18. Final provisions

19. Amending legislation

20. Subordinate legislation

21. International Agreements: Drafting and Implementation

22. Pre-legislative Scrutiny: How to Scrutinise a Draft

23. Post-legislative Scrutiny

24. EU legislation: Drafting and Transposition