Bylaw¶
A bylaw is a law that is passed by a lower hierarchical entity that gains its authority from a government authority.
NOTE: Higher levels of government often place limits on what laws can be passed by lower-level entities.
IRI: https://w3id.org/citydata/part2/v1/Bylaw
Diagram¶
Specializations of Bylaw¶
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Amending Bylaw | An Amending Bylaw is a type of Bylaw that modifies or updates an existing bylaw. |
| Main Bylaw | A Main Bylaw is a legally enforceable rule that serves as the primary legislative document for a law within a Jurisdictional Area. |
| Revision Bylaw | A RevisionBylaw is a bylaw that amends an existing bylaw. |
Formalization for Bylaw¶
| Property | Constraint |
|---|---|
| impacts | only JurisdictionalArea or LandArea or Organization or Person or cdm1:Activity |
| legislationJurisdiction | max 1 |
| legislationJurisdiction | max 1 City |
| legislationType | only BylawTypeCode |
| legislationType | only BylawTypeCode |
| subClassOf | Law |
Used by classes¶
| Class | Property |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictional Area (FuzzyTime) | hasBylaw |