A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

Appendix: Names of Parts ofLegislation in English• An ordinary statute in many systems (UK, India, etc.) is dividedinto sections, which can be divided into sub-sections, sub-subsectionsand paragraphs. Even the shortest statute must have atleast one section.• Sections may be grouped into parts.• Constitutions in some countries is treated the same way asan ordinary statute; in other countries the main elements aretermed 'articles' not sections; an article is divided into clauses,sub-clauses and paragraphs. A constitution may sometimes bedivided into chapters (an expression not used for statutes in theUK because each statute is a chapter).• A statute or a constitution may have appendices usually calledschedules; these are divided into paragraphs, sub-paragraphs.• Preamble—used in treaties and constitutions but rarely now instatutes (but still used in Nepal).• Terminology is not uniform.91A Glossary of Constitutional Terms