 BUSINESS

 FINANCE

 BANKING

 EDUCATION

 GENERAL

 LAW

 SCIENCE

 IT

 ENGLISH

Key Differences

Differences Between Rules and

Regulations
Last updated on July 26, 2018 by Surbhi S
 Rules can be described as the guidelines
or instructions of doing something correctly. these are the principles that
govern the conduct or behavior or a person in an organization or country.
On the other hand, regulations refer to the directives or statute enforced
by law, in a particular country.

The primary difference between rules and regulation is that while the
former do not as such have a legal binding, the latter have a legal binding.
As these two terms are used in the same breath, people do not recognize
their differences. These are of utmost importance in that rules and
regulations are present everywhere, i.e. school, college, office, club,
corporations, banks etc., as they are helpful in maintaining law and order in
the concerned place.

Content: Rules Vs Regulations

1. Comparison Chart
2. Definition
3. Key Differences
4. Similarities
5. Conclusion

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR
RULES REGULATIONS
COMPARISON

Meaning The rules are the set of instruction Regulations are the rules which
which tells us the way things are to are authorised by the legislation.
be done.
 BASIS FOR
RULES REGULATIONS
COMPARISON

Nature Flexible Rigid

Made as per Conditions and Circumstances Act

Set By Individual and Organisation Government

Definition of Rules

The rules are the standard set of instructions made for people, which
explains that how things are to be done. The rules should be followed by the
public as they are made for the welfare of them. Under the Constitution of
India, there exists Law, which includes many Acts, after that comes
regulations and finally rules. Non-compliance of any rule can cause a little
effect.

Rules tell us what to do and what not to do. It can be set up for home,
hospital, institution, college, office, school, etc.

Definition of Regulations

Regulations can be defined as the rules which are authorized by the

Government and approved by the public. They are made after taking into
consideration the whole public at large, and so they must be followed by
them. Violation of any regulation may cause severe penalty or punishment
or both. In the parliament, when both the houses pass a bill it becomes an
Act, and on the basis of the Act, regulations come into force.

Key Differences between Rules and Regulations

The points, given below explain the difference between rules and
regulations in a detailed way:

1. In general, the rules are the set of instructions issued for the public
are known as rules. The rules which are legally accepted by the
governing authority, are considered as regulations.
2. Rules are not very strict in nature, but regulations are very strict in
nature.
 3. Rules are a part of regulation, but regulations are a part of act i.e.
some regulations can come under an act.
4. Individuals and organization can set rules, but the government sets
regulations.

Similarities

 Part of the constitution.

 They are to be followed by people.
 The violation can cause punishment or penalty.
 Made for the good of the people.

Conclusion

In short, both are rules and regulations are like siblings in which one is
elder, and the other is younger. Rules are mainly used to restrict any
individual from doing anything while the regulations are used to control
people from doing anything not permissible by law. People can set rules in
general as per their need while the regulations can be set only by the
government. The major difference in them is that regulations have a wider
scope than rules, and that is why the consequence of breaking any
regulation is much severe as compared to the breaking of rules.

You Might Also Like:

Difference Between Law and

Ethics  Difference Between Act and

Law  Differences Between Skewness and

Kurtosis  Difference Between Overlapping and Cross-

Cutting Social Differences  Difference Between

Memorandum of Association and Articles of
 Association  Difference Between Demand-Pull and Cost-
Push Inflation

Filed Under: Law

Comments

1. Frank says

December 8, 2015 at 8:54 pm

Learning they said has no end. Everyday we learn something new which
makes us become experienced. I am a professional degree holder and one
expect I will ‘know’ everything. Your literatures are very basic and well do
understand. I know understand the difference between rules and
regulations today. Thank you.

Reply

2. RAJENDER GANGAM says

February 14, 2016 at 5:58 pm

thank you for giving more information about rules and regulations which is
very little difference as we can not observe this.

Reply

3. AMAR DEEP GUPTA says

March 13, 2016 at 3:01 pm

LOVELY DESCRIPTION.

Reply

4. Merhawi Kidane says

March 21, 2016 at 6:41 pm

Good and fabulous

 Reply

5. SOUMEN says

July 13, 2016 at 10:18 pm

So many basic things of life we do not know,everyday we are

learning,thanks for your valuable explanation.

Reply

6. shanani says

August 30, 2016 at 7:28 pm

thank you for giving more information about rules and regulations

Reply

7. Fentahun Gebrie says

October 15, 2016 at 5:24 pm

thanks for your explanation

Reply

8. Ranjit Patel says

December 9, 2016 at 12:20 am

Thanks for your incredible explanation on this topic.

Reply

o Surbhi S says

December 9, 2016 at 9:44 am

We really appreciate your comments, it motivates us to do better.. Thanks a

ton to all..

Reply
9. Hamed says

January 23, 2017 at 3:37 am

Thank you
I am an interpreter and I am trying to find the synonym in my language and
I can not as of think this is because the different system.
By the way, it is so useful..

Reply

10. Muse Duale Aden says

February 24, 2017 at 3:21 am

Thank you for the explanation on the difference between rules and the
regulations.

Reply

11. Danny Wame says

March 22, 2017 at 12:01 pm

This short article really clarifies me on the differences between rule and
regulation…thankyou

Reply

12. deepak says

March 24, 2017 at 4:22 pm

Very helpful in clarifying the two similar like words.

Reply

13. Ajay Sachdeva says

April 21, 2017 at 10:01 am

Excellent and simplified article Surbhi

Reply
o Surbhi S says

April 21, 2017 at 10:08 am

To all the reader,

Thanks for showing your love in the form of comments. It means a lot.

Keep sharing 

Reply

14. K.A.J.M. Kuruppuarachchi says

June 22, 2018 at 10:02 pm

very very simple and informative discription

Reply

15. Allan says

January 2, 2019 at 10:07 pm

A good description

Reply

16. PRABHAT KUMAR says

January 14, 2019 at 7:37 pm

Very precise and simple language describe that easily understand by the
reader, thanks for guide

Reply

17. Ramesh Dangol says

March 10, 2019 at 3:23 am

Can you post citations for this post? I am looking for a citation for my
research.

Reply
o Surbhi S says

March 11, 2019 at 9:43 am

“Differences Between Rules and Regulations” keydifferences.com January

3, 2015, By Surbhi S < https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-
rules-and-regulations.html >

Reply

 Ramesh says

March 11, 2019 at 11:19 pm

Hi Surbhi,
I am looking for textbooks/articles that explain the differences in rules and
regulations.

Reply

18. Gaurav Mavi says

July 28, 2019 at 3:05 pm

thanks

Reply

19. Robin says

December 19, 2019 at 11:41 am

Indeed, well explained. Helped me out in a tight spot of having been asked
the question. I kind of knew the answer, but could not have explained it as
succinctly as this article does.

Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

 Comment

Name *

Email *

Website

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I
comment.

Post Comment

TOP 5 DIFFERENCES

 Difference Between PERT and CPM

 Difference Between Micro and Macro Economics
 Difference Between Developed Countries and Developing Countries
 Difference Between Management and Administration
 Difference Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research

RELATED DIFFERENCES

 Difference Between Law and Ethics

 Difference Between Common Law and Statutory Law
 Difference Between Procedural Law and Substantive Law
 Difference Between Act and Law
 Difference Between Nationality and Citizenship
 NEW ADDITIONS

 Difference Between ATL and BTL Marketing

 Difference Between Leasehold and Freehold Property
 Difference Between Upselling and Cross-Selling
 Difference Between Written and Unwritten Constitution
 Difference Between Tort and Crime
 Difference Between Sociology and Anthropology
 Difference Between Extensive and Intensive Reading
 Difference Between Skimming and Scanning
 Difference Between Internal and External Environment
 Difference Between Fiction and Nonfiction
Copyright © 2020 · Key Differences · Contact Us · About Us · Privacy
0

0SHARES