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EAC 795: Legal Issues in Training and Development

Rules and Regulations

A legislative body may pass an "enabling" act which delegates power to an entity within the executive branch to make rules or regulations on some specific matter. For example, the U.S. Congress has given the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to oversee clean air and water, and to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission the power to license and oversee the operation of nuclear power plants.

The agencies to which such authority has been granted will issue rules and regulations that have the force of law. Like publications containing statutory law, agency regulations are released in both chronological order and in compilations by broad topic.

LEXISNEXIS LINKS

Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
NCSU's Information System; restricted use via remote access.
Use the "Select Sources" dropdown box to select either the annual Code of Federal Regulations with a "snapshot" of the regulations presently in force, or the Federal Register, the publication that records proposed and final regulations on a daily basis.

North Carolina Administrative Code
NCSU's Information System; restricted use via remote access.
An electronic version of the North Carolina Administrative Code is available from another LexisNexis site, their State Capital Universe.
Choose "Regulations," then "Administrative Codes by Keyword," and next "North Carolina."
You can search multiple states' Administrative Codes at the same time. Forty-five state codes are available from this site.

OTHER FEDERAL REGULATORY SOURCES

Federal Register, 1994 to date
Federal Register
D. H. Hill Ref. AE2.106: (U.S. Documents Reference, 2d floor, North Tower, latest year only)
D. H. Hill Media/Microforms, 1936 to present
The Federal Register is a daily publication which includes newly proposed regulations and the adopted versions of new regulations issued by U.S. government agencies. It is used to update regulations located in the Code of Federal Regulations. Monthly and annual indexes are produced to the Federal Register.
Cite as: 112 Fed. Reg. 88979 (1989)

Code of Federal Regulations, 1996 to date
Code of Federal Regulations
D. H. Hill Ref. AE2.106/3: (U.S. Documents Reference, 2d floor, North Tower)
The Code of Federal Regulations includes the final texts of regulations adopted by federal agencies. It is arranged in 50 broad topics, and has subject, agency, and statutory authority indexes. Each title of the CFR is revised annually.
Cite as: 35 C.F.R. § 54.3 (1990)

OTHER NORTH CAROLINA REGULATORY SOURCES

North Carolina Register, v. 1- 1986 to date
D. H. Hill Stacks KFN7425 .N67 (5th floor, Tower stacks)
A bi-monthly publication including newly proposed regulations and the adopted versions of new regulations. It can be used to update regulations located in the North Carolina Administrative Code. The index includes materials from the most recent twelve months.
Cite as: 5 N.C.Reg. 525 (7/16/1990)

North Carolina Administrative Code (2000 ed.)
D. H. Hill Stacks KFN7435 2000 .A234 (5th Floor, Tower Stacks)
This multi-volume set is a compilation of regulations adopted by state agencies organized by executive departments and occupational licensing boards. It has no index, so you must determine the department which is responsible for the regulated area and review the table of contents for the agency. Pages with new regulations are provided monthly.
Cite as: N.C.Admin.Code tit. 10, r. 44.6215 (July 1990)

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