7.4 Assignment of a Bill for Practical Drafting Skills

The course's capstone exercise: draft a complete short bill. Suggested workflow: 1. Choose a narrow subject (a mock "Public Library Act" or a campus statute). 2. Write the policy note (half a page): problem, objective, machinery. 3. Draft the three-zone structure: preliminary (title, definitions, commencement), main (the institution, duties, procedure, offences), final (rule-making, repeal). 4. Use at least: a definition section, a proviso, an exception, a schedule. 5. Run the checks: constitutionality (Unit 2), domain, cross-references, the three readers. 6. Exchange drafts and mark with the exam-focus lens — the peer's confusion is the draft's defect. DeliverableWeight of craftPolicy noteClear objectiveSkeletonRight structureTextStyle rules appliedSchedule + provisoDevice controlScrutiny passThe marks live here