Public regulation
I believe the answer is:
ordinance
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">public regulation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ordinance that I've seen before include "planning" , "Regulation" , "Command" , "Bill" , "Rule" .)