An enacting formula is a short phrase that introduces the main provisions of a law enacted by some legislatures.

• Parliament of Australia: "The Parliament of Australia enacts:"

• Parliament of Canada: "Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:"

• Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland: "Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:-"
  • Oireachtas of the Irish Free State (1922-1937): "Be it enacted by the Oireachtas of Saorstát Éireann as follows:-"

• Northern Ireland Assembly: "BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:"

• Parliament of the United Kingdom
  • Standard: "BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's [King's] most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
  • Under the Parliament Acts: "BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's [King's] most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-"

• Congress of the United States: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,"