Talk:Byelaws in the United Kingdom

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Did you know... that local councils in the United Kingdom can make byelaws regulating the design of bathing costumes worn on the beach?

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Overlap with Bylaw

Nowhere is this article linked to Bylaw, and I'm wondering, therefore, to what degree the editors are aware of that article, and to what degree it duplicates that article. I appreciate that's a more general article, and this one is specifically about the UK, but this one does go into the technical aspects in much the same way that Bylaw does. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:19, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, now you mention it ... I was in the process of rewriting the main Bylaw article, which I have now done. My view is that that article is general (bylaws anywhere) whilst this one is specific.Dmvward (talk) 16:45, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

bye-laws vs. byelaws

This article uses both bye-laws and byelaws but doesn't explain the difference, or why it uses one instead of the other; I assume this is the result of different editors having different preferences. Based on what I have read, it seems like all spellings (byelaws, bye-laws, by-laws, and bylaws) are equally acceptable..) but that bye-laws and byelaws are more common to the British English spelling (also seen in Hong Kong/Chinese English spelling, and probably other former British colonies). However, perhaps it should have a sentence or paragraph about this, and then be internally consistent in the article. Centerone (talk) 02:44, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Correct Spelling

It is spelt "by-law", *not* "bye-law". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob Newton (talk • contribs) 14:55, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In the UK it is, formally, "byelaw" - see e.g. section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972 - although various combinations with and without an 'e' or a hyphen are colloquially acceptable. Dotdotdotcomma (talk) 15:26, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2012 and 2016 acts - England and Wales

Brought the article up to date on legislation that significantly changed the approval process. Dougsim (talk) 06:05, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]