- CFA Exams
- 2025 Level I
- Topic 2. Economics
- Learning Module 10. Economics of Regulation
- Subject 4. Classification of Regulations and Regulators
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Subject 4. Classification of Regulations and Regulators PDF Download
There are three types of regulatory bodies.
- Legislative bodies enact broad laws and statutes.
- Regulatory bodies issue administrative regulations, often implementing statutes. Regulatory bodies include government agencies and independent regulators granted authority by a government and government agency. Some independent regulators may be self-regulating organizations.
- Courts interpret statutes and administrative regulations, and these interpretations may result in judicial law.
Regulations can be classified as:
- Statutes - laws passed by a legislative body.
- Administrative regulations or administrative law - rules issued by government agencies or other regulators.
- Judicial law - interpretations of courts.
Regulations can be classified by their objectives too.
Regulators have responsibility for:
- Substantive law, which focuses on rights and responsibilities of entities and relationships among entities.
- Procedural law, which focuses on the protection and enforcement of the substantive laws.
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