[blml] 2007 laws

[Eric Landau]

On Oct 16, 2007, at 4:43 AM, Grattan Endicott wrote:

> +=+ Ah, yes! This reminds me of the further content of my first
> undelivered message to BLML from Shanghai.  'Convention(al)'
> is no longer an issue under the 2007 Laws. The word appears in
> 2007 Law 40B1(b) but the reason for its presence is to provide
> default cover for situations in which RAs continue to use the word
> in regulations - perhaps through inertia. If they do use the word it
> is for them to define it.  So far as the 2007 Laws are concerned
> partnership understandings fall into one of two categories - the one
> (a) where they are 'special partnership understandings', and stated
> to be such by the RA, the other (b) containing those that the RA
> does not include in the (a) category.  By design we have extended
> considerably the RA's power to determine what matters of system
> it will regulate.

ISTM that "extended considerably" is a rather misleading  
understatement.  I believe the phrase Grattan is looking for is more  
along the lines of "absolute total power with no constraint,  
restriction or oversight".


Eric Landau
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