Miche  +  93292 Mon, 25 Apr 05 04:10 PM Hi you all, Can you tell me which of the two should I use to name acts of the legislature? I've always said Insurance Act, Taxation Act etc. as these are actually acts of Parliament. I use "law" as a general term and never include it in the names. Googling, however, returns quite many Laws and I simply cannot figure out what is better to use. Is it British English vs. American English or it depends on the system of government (I live in a parliamentary republic)? Miche Joined on Fri, Jan 7 2005 Full Member 258 There's always sunshine after rain British English, American English

	julielai  +  93301 Mon, 25 Apr 05 04:25 PM Law is a generic term. Acts are public laws enacted by the legislature. Where I live, not every bill has a name (e.g. xyz Act). Usually it is reserved for a cohesive and comprehensive body of law on a subject, such as the "No Child Left Behind Act". But if I talk my legislator into passing a law on a lower speed limit, the legislation probably will not get a name like "The Speed Limit Act". That said, all public laws that pass are technically acts. Just my 2 cents. Perhaps someone else has a different opinion. julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,827 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)