DLA Joint Practical Guide Quiz

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DLA Joint Practical Guide Quiz

This engaging quiz is designed to test your knowledge and understanding of the DLA Joint Practical Guide for legislative drafting. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting out, this quiz will help reinforce your learning and identify areas for improvement.

Key features of the quiz:

17 detailed questions covering various aspects of the Joint Practical Guide.
Multiple-choice, checkboxes, and range questions to assess a broad understanding.
Immediate feedback on your knowledge of legislative drafting principles.

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Which of the following represent core principles of legislative drafting, according to the Joint Practical Guide?

Clear, simple and precise drafting

Internal and external consistency

Strict legal drafting

Drafting appropriate to whether the text is binding or not

The title of an act should comprise which of the following elements?

Official Journal reference

Information which serves to identify the act

A succint indication of the subject matter

Legal basis of the act

Which elements should appear in the citations of a legislative act?

Articles comprising the legal basis of the act

Definitions of the terms to be used throughout the document

The reasons for adopting the act

References to preparatory acts of other institutions provided for by the Treaties

What is the purpose of recitals in EU legislative acts?

To include references to preparatory acts

To add rights and obligations that are not in the articles

To give the reasons for adopting the act

To set out the facts leading to the adoption of an act

Where the full title and publication reference of an act has already been indicated in the citations or elsewhere in the text, the act is subsequently referred to:

By its number and institutions adopting it

By its number and short indication of subject matter

By its number

Which of the following sentences is/are true ?

A defined term can be replaced by a synonym in the Articles

A definition should not include a normative provision

An act can enter into force on the day of publication

Recitals set facts in chronological order

Recitals are always numbered, without exception

A specific urgency recital must be present if an act is to enter into force:

Three days after publication

One day after publication

On the day of publication

What is a dynamic reference?

A reference where the provision cited is always understood to be the original provision, before amendment

A reference where the provision cited is always understood to be the provision as amended

A reference where the provision cited has to be understood to be either the original provision, or the amended one, based on the date of the reference

As a general rule, the date of entry into force of an act is:

20 days after publication in the Official Journal

3 days after publication in the Official Journal

15 days after publication in the Official Journal

Which of the following statements is true?

The JPG prevails over the JHB.

The JHB prevails over the JPG.

The JPG prevails over the ISG.

The ISG prevails over the JHB.

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