Sentences with phrase «as drafted»

As drafted, the Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 responds directly to well established and demonstrable abuses of the patent system while remaining flexible enough to ensure that innovators, both small and large, are able to properly defend their patent rights.

And experts suggest it does not seem likely that the regulation, as drafted, equates to a right for people to be given detailed explanations of how algorithms work.

In 1973, our co-founder Claude Pensa provided his guidance and practical counsel to the Ontario government as it drafted legislation to create today's divisional school boards.

[8] Even if there is some inconsistency in the forms as drafted, Rule 1 - 2 (3) permits the court to order that any provision of the rules does not apply «if all parties to a proceeding agree.»

Mrs Wyatt responded by issuing a summons that Mr Vince be required to «show cause» as to why the terms of the consent order should not be approved as drafted, pursuant to the practice set down by Bush J in Dean v Dean [1978] Fam 161, [1978] 3 All ER 758.

Recognizing that the section as drafted had immense potential breadth and, if interpreted literally, could criminalize the conduct of a government employee who accepted a free cup of coffee from a friend who had tax problems, the Court tried to narrow its application.

In other words, they did not have the power to enact it as drafted, essentially because it attempted to regulate matters that are within provincial powers.

Comment: Several comments stated that, as drafted, the preemption provisions would be effective as of the rule's effective date (i.e., 60 days following publication), even though covered entities would not be required to comply with the rules for at least another two years.

However, these commenters argued that the applicability of such definitions would be too limited as drafted, since proposed § 160.201 provided that the definitions applied only to «determinations and advisory opinions issued by the Secretary pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1320d - 7.»

«The regulations as drafted would create unnecessary confusion which could prove costly to any one of the parties involved and could discredit government efforts to crackdown on a perceived wrong.

The Indiana Supreme Court hereby adopts the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, as drafted by the Domestic Relations Committee and adopted by the Board of the Judicial Conference of Indiana and all subsequent amendments thereto presented by the Domestic Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of Indiana, as the Parenting Time Rule and Guidelines of this Court.

West Coast LEAF has also written a letter urging the Senate to pass the Bill as drafted and without delay to protect the rights of trans people in Canada to be free from hate speech and discrimination on the basis of their gender identity.

In that capacity, she defended depositions of fact, expert and 30 (b)(6) witnesses, prepared witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, as well as drafted pleadings, memoranda, dispositive motions and briefs, invalidity and non-infringement expert reports and discovery.

There is no doubt that the latest Lords defeats send a strong message that their proposals as drafted were unacceptable to members of all political persuasions.

«The private right of action, as drafted, creates the perfect storm conditions for frivolous class actions,» says Fekete.

But as drafted the offence is much better at criminalizing Victorian - era garrotting robberies than the types of strangulation that might end up killing someone today.

The dissenting view argued that the law as drafted was narrow enough, and that it did not amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

Worthy of note is that the bill, as drafted, would protect many bloggers.

The Virginia Court of Appeals disagreed with husband's argument for sanctions, as he drafted the final decree which described the payments as support, and the characterization of the payments as support was, at worst, an inadvertent error which did not deprive husband of his ability to defend the show cause.

Conducted sophisticated due diligence review, as well as drafted stock purchase agreements and management agreements.

... as drafted, the proposed legislation not only sets the stage for across the board wage freezes and restrictions on individual salary movement within range, but is also broad enough to allow for compensation reductions as well as a host of changes to non-compensation provisions of collective agreements.

As reflected in the travaux préparatoires, article XIV was originally drafted in almost identical wording as a second paragraph of the then article X addressing the rights and duties of federal or non-unitary contracting states (now article XI).1390 As drafted at the time, this proposed reciprocity provision did not meet unanimous approval, as some delegations wished to clarify that it would only apply to federal states.1391 It was not until the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration convened for the preparation and adoption of the Convention that the representative for Norway proposed an amendment for a general reciprocity clause that would stand as a separate article.1392 A majority of the delegates accepted this amendment on the very last day of the Conference.

The law as drafted forced taxpayers to finance 3 years of incarceration for people who literally pose no threat to anyone: the section would have applied to law - abiding gun owners who happen to step briefly outside the terms of their license in the same way it would to a maniac taking a loaded gun to a daycare center.

Alex was instrumental in developing Rembrandt's funding operations as he drafted the transaction documents, handled the negotiations with claimants and their counsel, coordinated diligence and participated in the final investment decisions.

But as I have said before, my personal view is that the legislation as drafted is ill - conceived and will be a compliance nightmare for businesses and charities.

The Uniform Act as drafted would apply only to fiduciaries whose appointments arise after the Act comes into force in the applicable state or from court proceedings begun after that date.

Yet, as drafted the IPCC seems intent on relying instead on its models with their high sensitivity assumptions instead.

This bill is so dangerous that the Obama Administration yesterday issued a strong statement of opposition and warned, «If the President were presented with H.R. 1734 as drafted, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill.»

«If this bill passes as drafted, major financial institutions would no longer participate in tax equity financing, which is the principal mechanism for monetizing credits,» wrote ACORE Chief Executive Gregory Wetstone in a prepared statement.

Despite their prior support for a buyback, the board stated the buyback resolution «as drafted is not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders», and recommended (without further explanation) that shareholders vote against it.

«But the measures as drafted will frustrate access for many Americans, including those most challenged to gain access to law schools and other advanced education.

Based on our member - approved resolutions, the WASB opposes this bill as drafted.

The legislation as drafted does propose a provision for approving additional evaluation models, but the criteria for approval is extensive and rigorous.

SP, PCL, and AS drafted the manuscript.

As drafted last year, the bill would also allow employees to take sick time if they were a victim of domestic violence and to care for a family member.

As drafted, there were a number of issues with the local law that made State action necessary.

As drafted, the legislation would provide those carriage operators who qualify payments to obtain green taxi licenses.

In the bill as drafted, there is far too much potential for political interference.

Accordingly and regrettably, our groups can not support the governor's FOIL reform package as drafted.

On March 22, the Court of Appeals accepted the apportionment as drafted, [13] thus becoming the law, without the need of legislative approval.

«As drafted, there were a number of issues with the local law that made state action necessary,» Heastie said.

As drafted, the bill may now include substances that are benign or even helpful to people, including evidence - based herbal remedies that are not included on the current exemption list.»

Why ca n`t the arrangement be tried for one year instead of five, as drafted?

Recommendation 6: Maintain the definition of «intensive» as drafted in the new VPP, and include intensive pig and poultry farms in that nesting diagram.

As I drafted a lesson plan for SAT prep, the news droned on in the background.

In my view, Industry and regulators should accept that the rules as drafted must be re-calibrated.

«If they conduct a fair review of the rule based on the core principles and criteria identified in the presidential memorandum, the only reasonable outcome will be to allow the rule to move forward as drafted.»

As drafted by noted industrial designer Yves Behar, it would be the size of a sheet of paper with a green rubber rim and a loop for carrying.

Coin Center, a non-profit research and advocacy organization in Washington, has met with members of Congress and their staff about the bill to argue that while the policy goals make sense, the language as drafted isn't needed, said Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research.

7) Send it to you, as a draft, for further input and finessing.