[ELI5] In practice, what’s the difference of Policy, Regulation, and Law?

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[ELI5] In practice, what’s the difference of Policy, Regulation, and Law?

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Laws need to be passed by an elected body. (Federal, state, province, etc depending where you live). Then a government department will write regulations on how the law is to be applied. Policy is a set of guidelines for how to write regulations.

Example: The law may say it’s illegal to park in violation of posted signage. Policy say parking on street should be allowed outside of rush hour. The regulations say on Flower St you can park between 8pm and 8am.