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Era (Enactment Context)

This dimension groups regulations by the broad era in which they were adopted. Wikipedia notes that in government, regulation typically refers to "the delegated legislation which is adopted to enforce primary legislation," legislation that reflects the priorities of its own period. Browsing by era lets a visitor compare regulations adopted around the same time.

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Era of Emergence
1844 CE 1
Era (Enactment Context)
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1. Regulation (Wikipedia)
WikipediaRegulation, History section
Quote, Regulation, History section
Modern industrial regulation can be traced to the Railway Regulation Act 1844 in the United Kingdom, and succeeding Acts.
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