Law

A Law is an legally enforceable rule.

IRI: https://w3id.org/citydata/part2/v1/Law

Diagram

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Specializations of Law

Class	Description
Amending Bylaw	An Amending Bylaw is a type of Bylaw that modifies or updates an existing bylaw.
Bylaw	A bylaw is a law that is passed by a lower hierarchical entity that gains its authority from a government authority.
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 Law

Property	Constraint
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abstract	max 1 xsd:string
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cdm1:hasName	datatype xsd:string
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expires	max 1
expires	max 1 xsd:dateTime
hasClause	only Clause
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hasDefinition	only Definition
hasDefinition	only Definition
hasPenaltyClause	only Clause
hasPenaltyClause	only Clause
hasRepealClause	only Clause
hasRepealClause	only Clause
hasSchedule	only Schedule
hasSchedule	only Schedule
hasSeveranceClause	only Clause
hasSeveranceClause	only Clause
hasTransitionClause	only Clause
hasTransitionClause	only Clause
keywords	only xsd:string
keywords	datatype xsd:string
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legislationDate	max 1 xsd:dateTime
legislationIdentifier	max 1
legislationIdentifier	max 1 xsd:string
legislationJurisdiction	max 1
legislationJurisdiction	max 1 JurisdictionalArea
legislationLegalForce	only LegislationLegalForceCode
legislationLegalForce	only LegislationLegalForceCode
subClassOf	BylawThing