The phrase "development of legislation" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the process of creating new laws or amending existing ones. Example: The development of legislation on climate change is a crucial step in addressing the global environmental crisis.
That led to the development of legislation called the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act.
This chapter reviews the history and resulting regulations relating to the development of legislation to protect groundwater supplies.
Chakrabarti, a London School of Economics law graduate, qualified as a barrister and worked for the Home Office as a legal adviser between 1996 and 2001, providing her with an insider's understanding of the development of legislation.
This panel brings together practitioners from five international organizations monitoring the development of legislation and case law related to cyberspace to discuss the implications for the future of human rights online.
Examples of such work might include collaboration in the establishment of science-based regulatory criteria directed at addressing an environmental issue or advice for the development of legislation that includes scientific standards.
These factors inspired the development of legislation to regulate groundwater resources for the first time in the state (California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014).
"After a very thorough process of development of this legislation that has involved consultation among others with the solicitor general, I'm satisfied that this legislation achieves that objective as well," Brandis said.
This upward evolution in the face of a reluctant administration is historically consistent with the development of national legislation on other environmental and social issues in the US.
The development of proper legislation and policy is a key-issue to disseminate integration and participation into the water management practice.
This essay discusses the development of a Legislation and Regulation course (or Leg-Reg) as part of a 1L curriculum reform that the Harvard Law School faculty unanimously adopted in 2006.
Historically, the development of land legislation in Sudan has played a significant role in facilitating the grabbing of communal land.
