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bylaw
DCHP-2 (Oct 2012)
Spelling variants:by-law, by law, byelaw, bye law
1n. — Politics, Administration
a law made by a body subordinate to a legislature, usually a municipal government.
Type: 5. Frequency — The spelling variant bylaw is not exclusive to Canada and is marked in the COD-1 as "Cdn, Brit. & Austral.". However, this variant, bylaw, appears to be most prevalent in Canada (see Chart 1), as is by-law (see Chart 2). In official writing in Canada, however, the hyphenated form is nearly universally used.
See also Gage-1, s.v. "by-law" (1), and OED-3, s.v. "by-law" (2), DAE, s.v. "bylaw".
See also Gage-1, s.v. "by-law" (1), and OED-3, s.v. "by-law" (2), DAE, s.v. "bylaw".
Quotations
1836
The by-law of the 14th April 1825 provides that no director, officer, or servant of the Company shall directly or indirectly be concerned [...]
1859
The several Municipalities aforesaid in Upper Canada may by By-law set apart [...] the whole or any part of the moneys [...]
1955
Council debated at some length the Golden Key bylaw before deciding that it could add any two students to the society.
1979
[...] City Council passed a bylaw prohibiting him from raising rents or evicting tenants until building violations are rectified.
1991
Bose said he decided reintroducing the bylaw would create "unnecessary conflict" and probably result in council "simply restating their stand."
2012
The Government of British Columbia has transferred over the responsibility for fare evasion and fine collection to TransLink. The new bylaw is now in effect and strict penalties for fare evasion will be enforced.
References
- OED-3
- DAE
- Gage-1
- COD-1
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 24 Oct. 2012
