official regulations; internal rules
Refers to a set of rules or regulations established by an organization, company, or institution. Often used in formal contexts such as company policies or government ordinances.
Please follow the company's work regulations.
These regulations will come into effect next month.
The company established new work regulations.
Employees must comply with the internal regulations.
That act is in violation of the company's regulations.
It was decided at the general meeting to revise the regulations.
規約 refers to rules agreed upon by members (e.g. of a club or association), whereas 規程 is regulations imposed by an organization's authority.
条例 is a formal ordinance enacted by a local government, a narrower and more official category than the general term 規程.
規定 (same reading きてい) usually means an individual stipulation or provision, while 規程 refers to the whole codified body of regulations.
Compound of 規 (standard, rule) and 程 (measure, regulation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to denote formal regulations since at least the Meiji period.