Purview
Purview , noun
[Old French purveu, pourveu, French pourvu, provided, past participle of Old French porveoir, French pourvoir. See Purvey, View, and compare Proviso.]
1.
(a) (Law) The body of a statute, or that part which begins with “ Be it enacted, ” as distinguished from the preamble.
(b)
(Law) The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions. — Cowell
Profanations within the purview of several statutes.
2.
Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.
In determining the extent of information required in the exercise of a particular authority, recourse must be had to the objects within the purview of that authority.