42 they became unreadable and the task of the legislator impossible. A proliferation of different legislative instruments below the level of the statute can sometimes be avoided even though that means a large set of regulations to enhance accessibility. 81 Where a number of separate statutes deal with different aspects of a particular topic, such as securities law, an obvious question is whether a single consolidating statute would be preferable. Consolidating statutes have the advantage of accessibility and coherence. On the other hand, their size can make it difficult for users. There is a tendency to want to incorporate everything into one big Act rather than several Acts each dealing with discrete matters. A judgment has to be made in each case. An argument can be made for combining the 3 securities related statutes into a single Act, but taking it a further step and amalgamating them with the Companies Act would result in a mismatch of concepts and an unwieldy statute. 82 These  are  not  just  issues  about  packaging.  They  are  difficult  but  important considerations  that  affect  the  design  of  legislative  regimes  and  require  careful analysis to ensure the best outcome for users. Continual amendment 83 Continual amendment can also affect the accessibility of legislation. A statute may begin life with a sensible and coherent structure, but after frequent amendments end up, to use the description of a senior Queens Counsel in describing a large and important piece of legislation, looking like “the back of  the family station wagon setting off on the summer holiday”. The Judicature Act 1908, enacted as part of the 1908 consolidation, has been amended 36 times by way of direct amendment and times too numerous to count by way of consequential amendment. The principal amendments relate to— • jurisdiction in relation to the liquidation of bodies other than companies