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Keeling schedule

noun

Etymology

Named after British Member of Parliament Edward Herbert Keeling.

Definitions

  1. In a bill or enactment, a schedule that shows how provisions of existing enactments would…

    In a bill or enactment, a schedule that shows how provisions of existing enactments would be amended.

    • Despite its merits, the Keeling schedule has drawbacks. It represents a duplication on the statute book.
    • The Keeling schedule is a schedule in the new statute setting out the old statute (or part of it) as it will read after amendment by the new statute.
    • Keeling Schedules are resource intensive to produce, which is perhaps why there are no more recent examples.

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