Plain Language Act 2022

Plain language requirements

14: Act does not confer or impose legal rights or obligations

You could also call this:

“The law doesn't create new rights or duties you can use in court”

This law doesn’t give you any new legal rights. It also doesn’t create any legal duties that a court can make you follow. Even though the law talks about using plain language, it doesn’t mean you can take someone to court if they don’t use plain language.

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Part 2 Plain language requirements

14Act does not confer or impose legal rights or obligations

  1. This Act does not confer a legal right or impose a legal obligation on any person that is enforceable in a court of law.