ABSTRACT
The legislative drafter also labours under another difficulty. Writers of other documents are at liberty to set their work out in the form that best suits the task of conveying their intention. However, the legislative drafter is obliged to follow a form that enables the bill as drafted to be debated in accordance with the standing orders of the parliament that is to consider it. This means that the bill must be divided into separate clauses and that for the most part material that is merely illustrative of the intended effect of the legislation must not be included.
