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  • BS 0-3:1997

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    A standard for standards Specification for structure, drafting and presentation

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  14-12-2005

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  04-03-2002

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General principles
    5 Structure
    6 Drafting
    7 Presentation
    8 Safety considerations
    9 Legal, contractual and intellectual property
       considerations
    10 Standards, Drafts for Development and Published
       Documents
    11 British Standards identical with international
       or European standards
    12 Technical and other changes to British Standards
    Annex A (normative) Drafting the title of a standard
    Annex B (normative) Forewords and other introductory
            statements
    Annex C (informative) Mathematical style
    Annex D (informative) Constitution of identifiers for
            standards publications
    Bibliography
    Index
    Table 1 - Typical arrangement of elements in a standard

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    Presentation, arrangement and drafting of British Standards. Includes information on special considerations to be taken into account in drafting and defines details of style and typography.

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    Committee SPSC
    Development Note Supersedes BS 0-3(1991), 00/880137 DC, 96/880111 DC (04/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 7738-1:1994 Specification for information systems products using SSADM (Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method) Implementation of SSADM version 4
    DEFSTAN 00-00(PT2)/2(1999) : 1999 STANDARDS FOR DEFENCE - PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DEFENCE STANDARDS
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