Enact is usually a transitive verb followed directly by a law, rule, or role. 'By' and 'in' are normally part of passive structures or separate time and place phrases, not fixed combinations with enact.
The verb enact normally takes a direct object: enact a law, enact reforms, enact a policy. 'By' is common in passive sentences such as 'The law was enacted by Congress'. 'In' can introduce a place or time adjunct, as in 'The reforms were enacted in 2024'. Neither 'enact by' nor 'enact in' is a standard fixed verb-preposition combination.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use enact directly before the law, regulation, policy, or reform being introduced officially.
In passive sentences, use by to identify the body or group responsible for enacting the measure.
Enact can also mean perform or represent dramatically.
In introduces a separate adjunct showing when or where something was enacted, not a fixed verb-preposition pattern.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Enact usually takes a direct object without a preposition.
✕ The government enacted on a new law. ✓ The government enacted a new law.Use by after enacted mainly in passive sentences.
✕ Parliament enacted by the reform package. ✓ Parliament enacted the reform package.In usually adds time or place information.
✕ The committee enacted in new rules. ✓ The committee enacted new rules.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Only in certain sentence structures. Most often, by appears in passive sentences such as 'The law was enacted by Parliament'.
Yes, when in introduces time or place information, as in 'enacted in 2023' or 'enacted in France'.
Common objects include law, bill, regulation, reform, policy, and measure.
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