2024 Legislative Drafting Manual

… eutenant Governor in Breaking a Tie. ................................................ 159 Chapter 10: The Role of the Code Revisors. ........................................................................ 163 Appendices ............................ …

… or not considering other sources of law can result in legisla- tion incompatible with the existing Code when the Code Revisors codify the legis- lation. This will frustrate the client’s legis- lative intent and may result in the issue not be …

… s using the most accurate version of the law; always ask or compare it against the Delaware Code Online yourself. Code Revisors cannot fix er- rors that result from using the wrong ver- sion of the Code. 16 (“Division”).6 Many of the mun …

… te funds before intended or the requirement that the benefit already paid be repaid. Bracketing instructions to the Code Revisors in language being added to the Code is a method to avoid using a specific effective date in the text of the Code , e …

… the law, as they may not be able to determine what the law cur- rently is or when the law will change. (2) T he Code Revisors , who must spend time trying to determine whether and when a provision is effective. (3) Drafters, who may need …

… ure to require that the Registrar of Regulations is made aware when the contingency has been met. Oth- erwise, the Code Revisors may never know the contingency wa s met and the law has taken effect, and therefore can’t update the Code to that …

… egulations that final regulations to implement this Act have been promulgated. The following are examples of how the Code Revisors add language to the Code online, based on how a bill is drafted, to indicate a law’s effective date. Straightforwar …

… before or after the effective date of the act, use brackets around the words “the effective date of this Act.” The Code Revisors will insert the actual date the law takes effect, to make it clear when the law is applicable. If there is a delayed …