The difference between laws and acts on the one hand, and rules and regulations on the other hand has to do with who makes them and where they get the authority to make them.
Laws and acts are passed by legislative bodies. These include city councils, state legislatures, and the US Congress. The legislative bodies get the authority to pass these laws from the US Constitution or from state constitutions. In other words, legislative bodies...
The difference between laws and acts on the one hand, and rules and regulations on the other hand has to do with who makes them and where they get the authority to make them.
Laws and acts are passed by legislative bodies. These include city councils, state legislatures, and the US Congress. The legislative bodies get the authority to pass these laws from the US Constitution or from state constitutions. In other words, legislative bodies have the authority to make laws on any topic they wish without getting authorization from any higher authority.
By contrast, rules and regulations are written by parts of the executive branch. The agencies of the various executive branches get their authority to write rules from the legislative branches. A legislature writes a law giving a certain part of the executive branch the power to write regulations to implement the law. Executive branch agencies do not have the authority to write regulations unless it is given to them by the legislative branch.
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