Law: The rules, regulations, ordinances, and statutes, created
by the legislative bodies of governments, under which people are expected to live.
Ordinance: A local law; a law passed
by a legislative body of a city or township or other local government; a statute; a rule.
Not exact matches
After its initial passage, the draft was further reviewed
by the Council
of State, an advisory
body reporting to Thailand's prime minister on
legislative matters, before final approval
by the Cabinet again on Tuesday last week, according to a local Thailand media outlet, the Bangkok Post.
There are also other tax proposals that have been introduced, that are being considered, or that have been enacted
by the United States Congress or the
legislative bodies in foreign jurisdictions that could affect our tax rate, the carrying value
of deferred tax assets, or our other tax liabilities.
Just because a violation
of Biblical guidance is voted and approved
by a
legislative body and signed
by a president the transgression against God's plan remains intact.
The establishment and maintenance
of a community mental health program requires planning, organization, funding, interpretation to and support
by the public, support
by legislative bodies, and an ongoing dialogue between the provider (sources
of funding and professional staff) and the consumer (user
of therapeutic and preventive services)
To safeguard and advance the interests
of its members
by presenting the profession's viewpoints, concerns, and other important information to the media and to appropriate
legislative, administrative, regulatory, and private sector
bodies, and
by developing a working relationship with appropriate governmental and private sector not - for - profit and for - profit entities.
On 29 August 2009, the convention was ratified
by the standing Committee
of the National People's Congress
of China, China's top
legislative body, which indicates that China is under legal obligation to internalize the norms stipulated in the FCTC so as to effectively control tobacco use.
As I said previously, I will speak from a generic viewpoint, we must keep in mind that the «
legislative framework» for election is a composite
of four key authorities, namely and in order
of hierarchical authority: The Constitution, the Electoral Act, judgments
of courts
of records particularly the Supreme Court; and the derivative guidelines for election approved
by the election management
body and l'm talking
of INEC.
The lines were proposed
by the state
Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, a
body comprised
of elected officials and members
of the public selected
by elected officials.
By the standards
of legislative bodies in this country, after all, the New York City Council as a whole is about as far to the left as you could go.
Zero progress when it comes to stopping the waste
of tax dollars and the environment
by taking all the bills off the members desks and bringing this
legislative body into the 21st century as Proposition 2 requires,» said Tedisco.
Such a system,
of course, seemingly has the potential to be used to curry favor
by leaders, causing some
legislative bodies to ban it.
A
legislative body could expand the concept
of arms in «common use»
by permitting (or at least not prohibiting) civilian ownership, and if it reached a point where the courts found it to be «common,» then it would fall under Second Amendment protection.
In a separate statement, issued jointly
by the City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Council's Black, Latino and Asian and the Council «s Progressive Caucuses, members
of the city's
legislative body linked Garner's death to national events.
The deal was hammered four days after the state legislature extended the deadline for passing the budget
by two months as a result
of the
legislative body missing the original April 1 budget deadline.
The panel recommended «a
legislative change that provides for decision
by a simple majority
of the total voting
body.»
The Assembly's companion bill, sponsored
by Joseph A. Morelle (D - Rochester), has 64 sponsors on it as
of Wednesday afternoon, according to the
legislative body's website.
``... You know, it gets to the point I'm trying to make before, Fred, which is the anonymity
of the
legislative body must be replaced
by accountability, and that's what the governor is trying to do here.
This is because the Supreme Court has ruled that, when a grant
of regulatory authority «lay [s] down
by legislative act an intelligible principle to which the person or
body authorized to [act] is directed to conform», Congress is not unconstitutionally delegating its ability to make laws.
The New York State Senate today announced full availability
of its mobile application, «NYSenate Mobile,» the first mobile application in the nation developed
by a
legislative body.
Decisions about the rules
of the political game — including the geographic delineation
of electoral districts, rules about campaign financing, and voting systems such as plurality election and proportional representation — are frequently made
by legislative bodies.
So while tens
of thousands
of New Yorkers go to their cabinets tonight looking for food to put on the table for their kids, and while tens
of thousands
of senior citizens
by pass dinner tonight so that they may have enough left from their social security checks to pay for the December heating bill, our esteemed legislators, who least we forget have been awarded the distinction
of being the most dysfunctional
legislative body in the nation, feast and toast themselves in the capital city's Crown Plaza.
By appointing so many
of his ministers and deputy ministers from Parliament, currently standing at 64 MPs, the President is further weakening the
legislative body and at the same time undercutting his own promise to strengthen the institution to enable it serve as an effective check on the Executive.
The chief place where parliamentary systems win out over the separately elected executive branch (at least in terms
of preventing a government shutdown) is that the government (i.e. executive) is chosen
by the
legislative body.
The approval
of the deal was met with several oppositions but eventually received endorsement
by the
legislative body.
In response to the clear desire
of New Yorkers for fair representation, the Legislature should instruct the
Legislative Task Force on Research and Reapportionment, the existing
body responsible for redistricting, to adhere to the following standards, in addition to the criteria required
by federal law and the state constitution:
In both the House and the Senate, the minority whip is the second highest - ranking individual in the minority party (the party with the lesser number
of legislators in a
legislative body), outranked only
by the minority leader.
In his originating summons, Ajibola sought for 13 reliefs and these include a declaration that the «State
of Osun Local Government Areas (creation and administration) Law, 2015» and «State
of Osun Local Government Areas (creation and administration) amendment (No. 1) Law, 2017» having been enacted
by the
legislative body that is not known to the constitution and for the State not known to the 1999 constitution, and having been assented to
by the governor in that manner, they are as such illegal and unconstitutional.
He wanted the court to set aside the «State
of Osun Local Government Areas Law, 2015» and «State
of Osun Local Government Areas amendment (No. 1) Law, 2017» having been enacted
by the
legislative body that is not known to the constitution and for the state not known to the 1999 constitution
of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria.
The schedule
of meetings
of public
bodies in Niagara Falls government this week: The City Council will hold a Committee
of the Whole meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, followed
by a
legislative meeting at 6 in Council Chambers in City Hall, 745 Main St.. The Financial Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Room 117 in City Hall.
Following the madhouse in yesterday's New York Senate and the apparent seizure
of power
by Senate Republicans, Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan van Capelle has issued a statement calling for a vote from the
legislative body on marriage equality:
Following the madhouse in yesterday's New York Senate and the apparent seizure
of power
by Senate Republicans, Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan van Capelle has issued a statement calling for a vote from the
legislative body on ma... Read
But Tedisco must have a short memory, because gay marriage was actually approved
by his
legislative body in June
of last year, when it voted 85 - 61 to approve a bill launched
by former governor Eliot Spitzer.
The schedule
of meetings
of public
bodies in Niagara Falls government this week: The Niagara Falls Housing Authority Board
of Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the authority's executive offices, 744 10th St.. The Niagara Falls City Council will hold a Committee
of the Whole meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, followed
by a
legislative meeting at 6 in Council Chambers in...
The schedule
of meetings
of public
bodies in Niagara Falls government this week: The City Council will hold a Committee
of the Whole meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, followed
by a
legislative meeting at 6 in Council Chambers in City Hall, 745 Main St.. The Zoning Board
of Appeals will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers in City Hall.
The expansion
of science advice mechanisms ranging from informal personal interactions, through voluntary or requested reports created
by well - established networks
of academies, such as the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and related regional networks such as EASAC, to the formal advisory structures
of both
legislative and executive
bodies, has also made more apparent the fundamental responsibilities that follow the provision, communication and use
of advice.
The source
of this claim is a series
of recent consultant reports commissioned
by teacher unions, school board associations,
legislative bodies, and others, often for use in school finance cases.
The amendment was informed
by NSBA's
legislative governing
body, the Delegate Assembly, and is a solid step toward providing school districts with more flexibility to respond to the needs
of all students.
«Private funders have been instrumental to charter school growth, but federal, state and local
legislative bodies must also respond
by investing a larger percentage
of public education dollars to support the opening
of new, high - quality charter schools to meet the demands
of the families they serve.»
There are heated discussions
by lawmakers and legal advisors
of the
legislative body.
It is the first time the
legislative body presented this kind
of bill, submitted
by HSI and its local partners in 2016.
The Independent Regulatory Review Board is currently considering the new requirements on commercial kennels proposed
by the Canine Health Board — a nine - member
body made up
of veterinarians appointed
by the four
legislative caucuses, the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) and University
of Pennsylvania Veterinary School.
We do this
by promoting and increasing public awareness
of the rights
of individual employees; enhancing the quality
of legal representation
of employees; advocating for employee rights before courts and
legislative bodies.
The net result
of EPA's action thus far on climate change has been to avoid a vote
by any
legislative body as well as an independent analysis
of the science.
«The provisions
of this Charter which contain principles may be implemented
by legislative and executive acts taken
by institutions,
bodies, offices and agencies
of the Union, and
by acts
of Member States when they are implementing Union law, in the exercise
of their respective powers.
in case a Member State or the European Parliament may lodge formal objections regarding compliance
of the HTS with the requirements which it aims to cover (see Article 11
of Regulation n ° 1025/2012), such an objection can not be considered — per se — as the expression
of a «controlled
legislative delegation in favour
of a private standardisation
body», as suggested
by the AG (see para. 55
of the Opinion).
Justice Lamer did so
by determining that the evidence
of those «present at the creation» — those involved in the drafting — should be given minimal weight, since statements
by «civil servants» were not sufficiently indicative
of the intentions
of the
legislative bodies that adopted the Charter.
We have been retained
by state and local
legislative bodies to provide analysis
of constitutional questions presented to them.
The making
of laws
by a
legislative body, such as the senate, the house
of representatives, the various state and municipal
bodies, parliaments, etcetera.