Learn English – say “under number” to mean the unique code of a registered legislation

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Can I use "under number" when talking about a unique code that is given to a law or regulation entered in some official register?

For example,

"This law was entered into the register under number 459SK-a."

What if there are only numbers in the code (no letters)?

Best Answer

It would depend on the how citations are made for the particular register in question. We can say at a particular location when referring to US legal code, for example:

Under the FLSA, employees in executive, administrative, and professional positions, as well as employees in foreign areas, are considered exempt. Rules governing exempt and nonexempt status for federal employees are at 5 CFR Part 551.

Compensatory time off can also be approved for a federal wage system employee, as defined at 5 U.S.C. 5342(a)(2).

Or under:

Some employees, mainly certain managers and supervisors, are exempt from the FLSA but may receive overtime pay under Title 5, U.S. Code ("Title 5 overtime"). They are limited in overtime to either one and one half times the hourly rate of a GS-10, step 1, or the hourly rate of the employee's basic pay, whichever is greater, under 5 U.S.C. 5542(a)(2)

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