Sentences with phrase «by virtue of legislation»

All paper files were accessible at the Court, except for sealed files and certain family files that are inaccessible by virtue of legislation in the province of Quebec.

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«This year, maybe the spike in New York will be little larger by virtue of this new legislation.»

First, it appointed in 2009 a seven - member Constitutional Committee comprising mostly academics from a range of fields, including law, literature, and science, thus implicitly acknowledging that the constitution is not exclusively, and not even principally, a legal document, but primarily a social compact, a political declaration that supersedes ordinary legislation by virtue of the fact that the people are superior to Parliament.

By virtue of being Democrats and in the minority in Congress, Connecticut's Congressional delegation has had little input on significant legislation since President Donald Trump took office.

TCTA reminded the committee that by virtue of passing legislation last session establishing innovation districts, which can identify and exempt themselves from education laws that «inhibit the goals of the local (district) innovation plan,» they had already put a mechanism in place to accomplish the interim charge.

The Court reaffirms in the VALE case that companies as creatures of national law only exist by virtue of the national legislation (Daily Mail, Case 81/87).

Old legislation: commissioners legibly inserted their name, and if they were appointed by the Minister (rather than by virtue of office) their commission termination date; liable for a fine of $ 100 if non-compliant.

Old legislation: commissioners by virtue of their office who could administer oaths and take and receive affidavits made outside Alberta for use in Alberta, declarations and affirmations included members of a Metis settlement council, a school trustee.

In an earlier decision, Sechelt Indian Band v British Columbia (Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, Dispute Resolution Officer), 2013 BCCA 262 (CanLII), leave to appeal dismissed, 2014 CanLII 62242 (SCC), the Court of Appeal had found that the legislation did not apply by virtue of the IJI doctrine (see a post on that case here).

Furthermore, litigants and judges alike are now alert to the possibilities of the EU Charter whose provisions may prevail over primary legislation by virtue of the European Communities Act 1972.

This legislation was enacted, printed and published in English only by virtue of s. 3 of the Languages Act (Alta.).

Under current circumstances, this legislation, if enacted, will only create additional motions, at great expense to the parties, cause delay by virtue of the inevitable appeals from judgments dismissing alleged SLAPPs and further strain the limited resources of our court system.