what is an ACT?
A formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, an instrument or document stating something done or transacted, to operate or function in a particular way; perform specific duties or functions.
It is complete in itself and can be read in isolation. e g. Indian contract act, as it include penalty, liability, duties etc. In itself and not have any requirement of other act to execute.
To be even more precise, Act is a single rule/ regulations passed by legislation (it was introduced as a bill/notification/ regulations then when the both houses of Parliament passed it , with presidential assent it became Act)
To read and know more on how a Bill becomes an Act,types of bill read the previous blog. click the link
what is a code?
A systematically arranged collection or compendium of laws, rules, or regulations & any set of standards set forth and enforced by a local government agency for the protection of public safety, health, etc.,
The principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision & any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under the authority of the state or nation, as by the people in its constitution.
It is compilation of statutes and it can't be read in isolation. As e g. criminal procedure code. It will be read with evidence act, Ipc etc. It is not complete in itself and require other act or code for its completion. Code is a whole collection of/ system of laws/ set of rules. Such as Code of Civil procedure,Indian penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code.
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