Sentences with phrase «as unlawful acts»

Students learn to identify racial discrimination, racial harassment and racial vilification as unlawful acts, which undermine safe, respectful environments for all.

Public nuisance is defined as an unlawful act, the effect of which is to endanger the life, health, property, or comfort of the public.

Not exact matches

The 1972 Clean Water Act makes it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a single identifiable source — such as a pipe — into certain bodies of water without a permit.

A good next move for Congress would be to launch a long - overdue update of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act from 1986, which makes it unlawful to break into a computer to access or alter information and, astoundingly, still serves as a legal guidepost today.

To obtain a warrant to surveil Manafort, investigators would have had to demonstrate to the court that there was probable cause to believe he was acting as an unlawful foreign agent.

«Because the proclamation is unlawful as applied to plaintiffs, and inflicts grave and irreversible harms on them, plaintiffs seek a declaration that the proclamation violates the Trade Act and the NAFTA Implementation Act and an injunction prohibiting its enforcements against plaintiffs,» they wrote in their more than 600 - page complaint.

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

So let me try and get this straight, if religious doctrine does not define some practice as against the law or evil but yet the laity performs these unlawful acts, it keeps the church free from culpability?

Most persons would agree that individuals employed as drug counselors should abstain from the use of hallucinogenic drugs and that Oregon acted properly when it denied unemployment benefits to persons discharged for unlawful drug use.

Entrant further represents and warrants that their Submission adheres to the fundamental spirit of the Promotion and does not contain any defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful matter or depict anyone engaged in any illegal, immoral or lewd act, any violent or pornographic material or contain any other inappropriate content (as determined by Sponsor).

No election and no return to the House of Representatives shall be questioned except by a petition complaining of an unlawful election or unlawful return (in this Act referred to as an election petition) presented in accordance with this Part.

According to an article by Ria Novsti the Russian Foreign Ministry claims that the recently announced US Financial Aid to the new Kiev Government is illegal because the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act prohibits financial assistance to the government of any state whose legally elected president was overthrown as a result of a military coup or an unlawful decision.

Once he admits to being a covert unlawful Government agent, I have discharged my burden that he has always been one and the onus does not lie on me to prove that in the particular case of the judicial corruption undercover operations he was not acting as an agent for the Government in spite of foot notes 16 and 17 of my article on judicial and political corruption.

It is simple an unlawful act by the disgruntled youths of the area, as both the Christian and Muslim gatherings in the area».

In one of the counts, the EFCC alleged that Fani - Kayode, who it listed as the second defendant in the charge sheet, and his co-defendants conspired among themselves to «indirectly retain the sum of N1, 500, 000,000, which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: stealing.»

Chocolate City's chief executive officer and recording artist Jude «MI» Abaga in a series of tweets also condemned the act as unlawful detention of a Nigerian.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investments Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja, did retain the sum of N400m on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party of its campaign activities by concealing the said sum in your account with Diamond Bank Plc, when you reasonably ought to have known that such fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), the then National Security Adviser, (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption), and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.

Account No. 0040437573 from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award, when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then NSA (To wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15 (2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended in 2012 and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investment Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja converted the sum of N400m paid into the account of Destra Investment Limited with Diamond Bank Plc, Account No: 0040437573 from the account of the office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then National Security Adviser (To Wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2), (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

According to him, we see corruption as a normal act in the country so we give blind eyes to the unlawful act.

This is not true, as none of our troops was involved in any unlawful act of invading any community.

«SERAP considers double emoluments for serving public officials unlawful, as the laws granting those benefits take governance away from the arena of public interest, and create the impression that former governors acted contrary to the best interests of the general public.

One of the counts reads: «That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and IYALIKAM NIGERIA LIMITED between 28th March and 5th December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Court, did use an aggregate sum of N878, 362,732.94 (Eight Hundred and Seventy - Eight Million, Three Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty - Two Naira, Ninety - Four kobo) removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force and paid into the account of Rytebuilders Technologies Limited with Zenith Bank Plc for the construction of a shopping mall situate at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja for yourself, when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed part of the proceed of unlawful activity (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) of Air Chief Marshal Alex S Badeh and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act»

It is however praying the court to declare the transaction between BOST, Movepinaa and Zup Oil as «illegal, unlawful and in clear violation of Section 16 (2)(c) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 914).»

Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese authorities have shut down ~ 100 questionable dating sites or apps which had allegedly performed unlawful acts such as the sex trade, spreading pornography or using fake IDs.

You further agree that if any third party brings or threatens any action against us as a result of any alleged act by you in relation to your use of the Services which, if proved, would be unlawful or in breach of these terms, you will indemnify us against our own legal costs in defending such action or threat whether or not the alleged act is proved and whether or not our defense is successful.

Also, the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, approved December 13, 1977 (DC Law 2 - 38; DC Official Code § 2 - 1402.11 (2006), as amended) states the following: Pertinent section of DC Code § 2 - 1402.11: It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon the actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of any individual.

(f) As used in this title, the phrase «unlawful employment practice» shall not be deemed to include any action or measure taken by an employer, labor organization, joint labor - management committee, or employment agency with respect to an individual who is a member of the Communist Party of the United States or of any other organization required to register as a Communist - action or Communist - front organization by final order of the Subversive Activities Control Board pursuant to the Subversive Activities Control Act of 195As used in this title, the phrase «unlawful employment practice» shall not be deemed to include any action or measure taken by an employer, labor organization, joint labor - management committee, or employment agency with respect to an individual who is a member of the Communist Party of the United States or of any other organization required to register as a Communist - action or Communist - front organization by final order of the Subversive Activities Control Board pursuant to the Subversive Activities Control Act of 195as a Communist - action or Communist - front organization by final order of the Subversive Activities Control Board pursuant to the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950.

It shall not be an unlawful employment practice under this title for any employer to differentiate upon the basis of sex in determining the amount of the wages or compensation paid or to be paid to employees of such employer if such differentiation is authorized by the provisions of section 6 (d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206 (d)-RRB-.

Additionally, the duties of proceeding against the unprofessional and unlawful practice of veterinary medicine and enforcing the Veterinary Practice Act is also delegated to the Board as specified in the above referenced statutes and administrative codes.

It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to immediately surrender any animal that exhibits dangerous behavior as defined in this Act to an animal control officer after receiving an impoundment order from Animal Control.

It shall be unlawful to act as an animal breeder in the city without a breeder's license for that animal issued pursuant to this section.»

Bill 485, commonly known as the Pet Rescue & Adoption Act, seeks to make it unlawful for retail stores to sell dogs, cats, or rabbits unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, SPCA shelter, Humane Society Shelter, or other 501 (c)(3) rescue organization.

Bill 485, commonly known as the Pet Rescue & Adoption Act, makes it unlawful for retail stores to sell dogs, cats, or rabbits unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, SPCA shelter, Humane Society Shelter, or other 501 (c)(3) rescue organization.

To lay blame on anyone other than the individual who committed the act of inappropriate touching would create a terrible precident as to how we define an unlawful act.

Plaintiff Oceana, Inc. («Oceana») on behalf of its adversely affected members hereby challenges the unlawful decision of the National Marine Fisheries Service («Fisheries Service» or «Defendants») to adopt and promulgate Amendment 5b to the Highly Migratory Species («HMS») Fishery Management Plan because it failed to establish measures necessary to end overfishing and rebuild the dusky shark population to a healthy level as mandated by the Magnuson - Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act («Magnuson - Stevens Act»).

That's because it sees the latest international agreement on Global Warming as a way to help defend its sweeping new regulations on generating electricity, which are themselves unlawful under the Clean Air Act.

The Florida law which governs this reduces to saying «Unfair methods of competition, unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful», and then refers the reader (judge interpreting the law) to their intent to give due consideration to the Federal Trade Commission Act (because they don't say what counts as a deceptive or unfair practice).

However an irrational and unlawful act committed arising out of lawful instructions, as by Mr Brown is likely to found liability.

The SFO found that inaccurate accounting records relating to the payment irregularities amounted to unlawful conduct in that the subsidiary failed to complete accurate business records as required by the Companies Act 1985.

We offer advice and representation at employment tribunals for a multitude of claims, ranging from unlawful deduction of wages and unfair dismissal to more complex issues such as Discrimination Act claims.

These appeals concerned the alleged complicity of the UK in torts including unlawful detention and torture allegedly committed by other states, considering the defences of state immunity and the doctrine of foreign act of state, as well as the inter-relationship with ECHR, art 6.

A termination because of discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code or as retaliation for reporting or enforcing a provision of the ESA or the Occupational Health and Safety Act, may be unlawful.

By its first two questions, the referring court, the Rechtbank Midden - Nederland (District Court, Midden - Nederland, Netherlands), asks in essence whether the selling of a device such as the Filmspeler, which includes pre-installed software containing links to streaming websites with unlawful content, constitutes an act of communication to the public within the meaning of Article 3 InfoSoc Directive, and whether this assessment is influenced by the fact that:

This will act as a justification to the crime allowing the previously unlawful act to become lawful in the particular circumstances.

Under this broad view, unlawful act includes any act prohibited by law or statute, as an act that one is not at liberty to commit.

David is generally instructed in high profile and heavyweight cases in the High Court, frequently involving conspiracy and economic torts, unlawful competition, team moves, the protection of confidential information, post-termination restraints, wrongful termination / expulsion, carried interest and bonus disputes (where he has acted in most of the landmark decisions such as Horkulak v Cantor Fitzgerald, Keen v Commerzbank and Anar v Dresdner Kleinwort), as well as claims arising in a regulatory context which raise important reputational issues, and whistleblowing and discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.

Regardless of your immigration status, if you engage in certain unlawful acts you may find yourself facing a Notice to Appear from the Department of Homeland Security, and as a result potential deportation (now called «removal») from the United States.

If the statement of intention is not through the carrying out of an unlawful act, then it is not considered legally as a threat.

The plaintiffs in the case, Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association v. Attorney General of the United States, had cited cases involving privacy in sexual matters as part of its attempt to strike down the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.