Common use of FORMAT REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

FORMAT REQUIREMENTS. The agency's proposed rule must conform with the form and style required by the Secretary of State. See A.A.C. R1-1-103 to -105, R1-1-205 and -206, and R1-1-401 to -409 and R1-1-411 to -415. The Secretary of State prescribes almost every aspect of rulemaking format, including the font size (A.A.C. R1-1-103(C)), the numbering system (A.A.C. R1-1-403), the division of rules (A.A.C. R1-1-402 and A.A.C. R1-1-408), the use of underlining and strike-outs A. A.C. R1-1-502), page numbering (A.A.C. R1-1-103(E)(6)), and citation form (A.A.C. R1-1-409). "The secretary of state shall reject rules [that] are not in compliance with the [Secretary of State's] prescribed numbering system, form and style." A. R.S. § 41-1011(B). Thus, an agency’s rule writers should review carefully the Secretary of State's rules before drafting begins.

FORMAT REQUIREMENTS. The agency's proposed rule must conform with the form and style required by the Secretary of State. See A.A.C. R1-1-103 to -105, R1-1-205 and -206to -210, and R1-1-401 to -409 and R1-1-411 to -415. The Secretary of State prescribes almost every aspect of rulemaking rule-making format, including the font size (A.A.C. R1-1-103(C)), the numbering system (A.A.C. R1-1-403), the division of rules (A.A.C. R1-1-402 and A.A.C. R1-1-408), the use of underlining and strike-outs A. A.C. outs A.A.C. R1-1-502), page numbering (A.A.C. R1-1-1- 103(E)(6)), and citation form (A.A.C. R1-1-409). "The secretary of state shall reject rules [that] are not in compliance with the [Secretary of State's] prescribed numbering system, form and style." A. R.S. " A.R.S. § 41-1011(B). Thus, an agency’s rule writers should review carefully the Secretary of State's rules before drafting begins.