ISDF description area
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Dates
"Provide a date or date span, which covers the dates when the function was started and when it finished. If a function is ongoing, no end date is needed." 5.2.1
Description
"Record a narrative description of the purpose of the function." 5.2.2
History
"Record in narrative form or as a chronology the history of the performance of the function. This may include information on how and why the function was performed, the roles played by office bearers, departments, organisations and other entities in the performance of the unction and how this may have changed over time. Wherever possible, supply dates as an integral component of the description." 5.2.3
Legislation
"Record any law, directive or charter which creates, amends or curtails the function." 5.2.4