Legal & Other Obligations Register
A legal register is a document or system that lists the laws that an organization must comply with according to the nature of its operations. Depending on the organization's nature, size, and industry, as well as its location, the range of applicable legislation can vary considerably.
What is a Legal Register
A company's legal register becomes an essential resource for referencing the requirements for compliance to the law. The alternative would be to seek applicable laws related to the problem area, which would be incredibly inefficient and time-consuming.
In addition, it would be difficult to tell if the law discovered through an online search was the most recent form or if it had been superseded by other rules. Due to these very reasons, the need for a specialized legal register applicable to your organization is essential.
What the Register Contains
The company specific legal register that SHIFT offers will not only contain the applicable laws for the organization, but also indicate detailed compliance information across multiple dimensions.
- •Up to date, specific regulation, or law
- •Specific article of the regulation or law
- •The general requirements the company needs to adhere to
- •The specific requirements the company needs to adhere to
- •The specific business units that must comply with the requirements
- •The compliance or non-compliance status of the organization
- •The method in which the organization complied with the requirements
Why It Matters
A legal register might also be a prerequisite for achieving ISO 14001 certification. The legal register is an efficient approach to demonstrate your firm's awareness of its legal duties and complies with them. This can help a firm avoid legal action, while also enhancing its reputation with customers and other stakeholders by allowing it to operate beyond compliance.
Comprehensive Tracking
Every applicable law, regulation, and obligation — tracked with specific articles, requirements, and compliance status across your business units.
ISO 14001 Prerequisite
The legal register can be a prerequisite for achieving ISO 14001 certification, demonstrating awareness of and compliance with legal duties.
Audit-Ready
An efficient approach to demonstrate your firm's awareness of legal duties — always audit-ready, always up to date.
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