TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burger, Andrew J.
TI  - A guide to legislative drafting in South Africa
SN  - 0702157295
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Cape Town
PB  - Juta
KW  - Civil procedure
KW  - Legal composition
N1  - lncludes bibliographical references and index; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The legislative process in South Africa; 3 - Legislative research; 4 - Legislative interpretation; 5 - The structure of a bill; 6 - Principles of legislative drafting; 7 - Drafting legislation in plain English; 8 - Punctuating the legislative sentence; 9 - Miscellaneous provisions.
N2  - The author recognizes that the ultimate goal of the drafter is that the legal writings be understandable to the people for whom it is intended. On this basis, this book sets about giving guidance to those on the threshold of a legal carrier, where good, accurate drafting is a prerequisite. For the seasoned drafters it assists in eliminating bad writing  habits
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