Guidelines for provincial acts (Fiova)

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Laws

Tier	Hierarchy	Name	Reference number	Rubric needed?	Description
Tier 1	main level	TITLE	roman (i.e.: IV)	Y	Thematic groups of articles
	sublevel-A	PART	roman (i.e.: IV)	Y
	sublevel-B	Chapter	roman (i.e.: IV)	Y
Tier 2	main level	Article	arabic (i.e.: 4)	MIGHT	Legal provisions
	sublevel-A	Paragraph	arabic (i.e.: 4)	N
	sublevel-B	Subparagraph	arabic (i.e.: 4)	N

The Example Law 2

TITLE I: This is the rubric of this Title

PART I: This is the rubric of this Part

Chapter I: This is the rubric of this Chapter

1. This Articla has a rubric. This is the text of Article 1 (§ I.I.I.1)
2. This is the text of Article 2 (§ I.I.I.2)
   1. This is the text of Paragraph 1 (§ I.I.I.2.1)
   2. This is the text of Paragraph 2 (§ I.I.I.2.2)
3. This is the text of Article 3 (§ I.I.I.3)

Chapter II: This is the rubric of this Chapter

1. This Articla has a rubric. This is the text of Article 1 (§ I.I.II.1)
2. This Articla has a rubric. This is the text of Article 2 (§ I.I.II.2)

PART II: This is the rubric of this Part

1. This Articla has a rubric. This is the text of Article 1 (§ I.II.1)
2. This is the text of Article 2 (§ I.II.2)
   1. This is the text of Paragraph 1 (§ I.II.2.1)
   2. This is the text of Paragraph 2 (§ I.II.2.2)
3. This is the text of Article 3 (§ I.II.3)

TITLE II: This is the rubric of this Title

1. This Articla has a rubric. This is the text of Article 1 (§ II.1)
2. This is the text of Article 2 (§ II.2)
   1. This is the text of Paragraph 1 (§ II.2.1)
   2. This is the text of Paragraph 2 (§ II.2.2)
3. This is the text of Article 3 (§ II.3)

References

This is the standard format for law references.

The Reference Example Law 1	§	( II )	.	(( I ))	.	((( III )))	.	3	.	( 1 )
		( TITLE II )	.	(( PART I ))	.	((( Chapter III )))	.	Article 3	.	( Paragraph 1 )

Examples:

• The Only Articles Law § 2: Article 2 of The Only Articles Law (which is a law with only tier-2 levels, articles or paragraphs, without any group).
• The Only Articles Law § 4.1: Article 4, Paragraph 1 of The Only Articles Law (which is a law with only tier-2 levels, articles or paragraphs, without any group).
• The Wordy Law § III.3: Title III, Article 3 of The Wordy Law (which is a law with at least 3 titles and Title II isn't grouped any further).
• The Wordier Law § I.IV.2: Title I, Part IV, Article 2 of The Wordier Law"" (which is a law with at least 2 titles and Title I is grouped in at least 4 parts).
• The Wordiest Law § II.I.III.4.2: Title II, Part I, Chapter III, Article 4, Paragraph 2 of The Wordiest Law (which is a law with at least 2 titles, Title II is grouped in at least 2 parts, Part I is grouped in at least 3 chapters).