序言凡已经使用过《列宁格格法规》的人,对这本《悉尼法规》中的绝大部分都是很熟悉的。该版法规所采用的给规则和辅则编码的系统,与前一版相同(尽管由于加了一些新材料,而使某些段落的编码有所改动)。该版本还开始给所有举例也进行了编码,这就使得更易于查找了。在悉尼召开的国际植物学大会上,法规编辑委员会共收到了近百条提案,这比上届[译者注:指1975年召开的列宁格勒大会]略有增加。不过大多数提案,只是在于使得法规更加完善,而极少有实质性的改动。 Preface All who have used the Leningrad Law are familiar with the vast majority of this Code of Sydney. The system of rules and sub-codes used in this version of the code is the same as the previous version (although some paragraphs have been changed in code due to the addition of some new material). This version also begins coding all the examples, which makes it easier to find. Nearly 100 proposals were received by the Editorial Board of Editors at the International Botanical Congress held in Sydney, a slight increase from the previous edition [Translator’s Note: Refers to the Leningrad Congress in 1975]. Most proposals, however, simply aim to make laws more sophisticated with few substantive changes.