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English translation: regulations

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10:55 Nov 2, 2010

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / regulation or regulations

Norwegian term or phrase: forskrift

I often see a regulation named in the plural, as in
"Forskrift til tolloven [Tollovforskriften]" translated as "Regulations pursuant to the Customs Act", while
"Forskrift for registrering av foretak" is "Regulation concerning registrering business enterprises".
Can anyone tell me if I should use the singular or plural, and why?

jeffrey engberg KudoZ activity Questions: 171 (6 open) (35 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 222 Norway
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English translation:regulations

Explanation:
If you are referring to the list of translated Norwegian Legislation at http://www.ub.uio.no/cgi-bin/ujur/ulov/sok.cgi?type=FORSKRIF...
if you click on the English documents, you will find that even if the link says "regulation", in almost every case, the title of the document states "regulations" (in the plural). The person who typed in the list was not paying adequate attention to the task at hand.
One of the exceptions concerns a short, specific regulation for the air rescue service.