[CCWG-ACCT] Bylaws Issue: Section 1.1(c)

[Greg Shatan]

That doesn't work.  "Regulatory authority" is not the same as
"regulations."  So "such regulations" can't refer back to "regulatory
authority.'  It can only refer back to an earlier reference to some type of
"regulations."

Greg

On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sent from my LG G4
> Kindly excuse brevity and typos
> On 29 Apr 2016 6:52 p.m., "Greg Shatan" <gregshatanipc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "What does "such regulations" refer to?"
> >
> SO: It seem to refer to "governmentally authorized regulatory
> authority,..." which is appropriately noted in the section referenced.
>
> For clarity (better put, "for avoidance of doubt"), I don't think see any
> lack of clarity to resolve here.
>
> Regards
>
> > If we want to save the last clause, things get more complicated.  It
> could be changed to say "nothing in the preceding sentence should be
> construed to suggest that it does have such authority."  Now it's clear
> that "such authority" refers to "governmentally authorized regulatory
> authority."  It could also be changed to say "nothing in the preceding
> sentence should be construed to suggest that it does have authority to
> impose governmentally authorized regulations."  However, I'm not sure that
> either of these are particularly useful statements or add any clarity to
> the situation.  (The first is modestly more useful than the second.)
> >
> > I look forward to any thoughts.
> >
> > Greg
> >
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