Legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law

Legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law

• A. Statutory laws
• B. Regulations
• C. Enabling Legislation
• D. Enacting statute

Answer: (C)

Enabling legislation is the statute that creates an agency or program and gives it the authority to implement and enforce the law. That’s exactly what the question describes: legislation that authorizes appropriate officials to carry out enforcement actions and implement the requirements. Regulations are the rules the agency writes to carry out the statute, but they derive their authority from enabling legislation. Statutory laws are the body of laws in general, not the mechanism that grants enforcement power, and enacting statute refers to the act of creating a statute itself, not the grant of authority to enforce.

Enabling legislation is the statute that creates an agency or program and gives it the authority to implement and enforce the law. That’s exactly what the question describes: legislation that authorizes appropriate officials to carry out enforcement actions and implement the requirements. Regulations are the rules the agency writes to carry out the statute, but they derive their authority from enabling legislation. Statutory laws are the body of laws in general, not the mechanism that grants enforcement power, and enacting statute refers to the act of creating a statute itself, not the grant of authority to enforce.