Legal force · correction · consolidation
Versions and corrections
Versioning a public document requires preserving which text existed, which authority corrected it, when the correction took effect and how a consolidation relates to earlier acts.
Historical model prepared · no invented legal versionsConstitutional proposal: proposed text · not promulgated
Version chain
What must survive each change
Original recordIdentifier, authority, content, date/time and authenticity mechanism.
CorrectionA new act that corrects the previous one without deleting the historical version.
ConsolidationA reading representation that brings amendments together; it must point to the acts providing its legal basis.
ReplacementNew regime or successor norm with transition and history preserved.
correction without erasure
A correction creates a new stage in the chain
1Previous versionRemains identifiable as historical evidence.
2Basis for the changeThe error, decision, correction or competent act must be identifiable.
3New versionThe current status is published without silently rewriting the past.
4Verifiable relationshipA person can determine which version replaced which one and why.
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