National and/or regional law or group of laws.

LegislationName

Word or phrase to designate the law or group of laws.

Class: NormalString

ProtectionLegalStatus

Description of the legal status.

A controlled vocabulary is recommended

Class: NormalString

LegislationRead

The official document in which the user can read the legislation.

Class: NormalString

Status

A controlled vocabulary is recommended.

e.g. Consolidated, Repealed.

Class: NormalString

Type

A controlled vocabulary is recommended.

e.g. Included, not included.

Class: NormalString

Norm

Norms are general legal principles that are widely accepted. This acceptance is evidenced in a number of ways, such as international agreements, national legislation, domestic and international judicial decisions, and scholarly writings.

A controlled vocabulary is recommended.

e.g. Law 243 of 1995, International Convention for the Protection of Plants Varieties.

Class: NormalString

AppliesTo

Location where the legislation is used.

Please see the individual sub fields in DistributionClass for specific examples.

Class: DistributionClass

AncillaryData

Ancillary information for each LegislationAtomized element.

Class: [AncillaryDataClass] (https://github.com/tdwg/PlinianCore/wiki/AncillaryDataClass)

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