Bylaws are rules and regulations created and enforced by The City of Calgary to help maintain the health and safety of the community. Bylaws in Calgary are issued from City Council.
Bylaws are a type of law, and specifically a type of legislation, made by a municipal council, rather than the other two spheres of government (ie. provincial and national government). relate to issues in the local community; and apply only in the area of jurisdiction of the municipality concerned.
Local enactments refer to laws made by local authorities either through primary legislation by the legislature or through subsidiary legislation. The constitution empowers the legislature to make laws in section 4 and chapter 5 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
By-laws are the products of the legislative (law-making) authority of a municipality and may be described as local command-and-control regulatory instruments.
The “by” in bylaw is an old Norse word that means “town.” A bylaw is simply a town, or local, law. Bylaws can't be created out of thin air. Canadian municipalities don't have constitutional status of their own, so they can only pass laws authorized by other levels of government.
Byelaws are local laws made by a local council under an enabling power contained in a public general act or a local act requiring something to be done – or not done – in a specified area. They are accompanied by some sanction or penalty for their non-observance.
Municipal bylaws are often enforceable through the public justice system, and offenders can be charged with a criminal offence for breach of a bylaw.
A byelaw is a law which only affects the area of a Council. They are issued (made) by that Council only when it has been granted the power to do so by an Act of Parliament. The purpose of byelaws is to prevent or reduce some nuisance or harm to people who live, visit or work in that area.
Ordinances typically require or prohibit certain actions under certain circumstances. A local agency's ordinances are frequently indexed and recorded into a “code.” These codes become part of the city or county's legislative history and may prove useful even many years after adopted.
South African municipal by-laws serve as legal frameworks established by local governments to govern specific areas within their jurisdictions. By-laws cover a wide range of aspects, including zoning, noise control, waste management, building regulations, and more.