Sentences with phrase «emergency legislation»

The history of emergency legislation is not exemplary, with laws being used for purposes for which they were not intended.

«We are concerned that introducing emergency legislation does nothing to enhance the rule of law or address the fact that we are increasingly becoming a «surveillance society».

The agreement, hailed as historic by politicians was approved following emergency legislation in the House of Commons.

The government is to rush emergency legislation through parliament to override the courts» judgement on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1986 regardless.

Last night home secretary Jacqui Smith told MPs that, rather than reintroduce the proposals to the House of Commons, the government would instead prepare a new, temporary, bill to be rushed through as emergency legislation, if necessary.

In their last act before their Easter break, Assembly members have passed emergency legislation laying claim to all powers over devolved matters that are currently in the hands of the European Union.

The government will rush emergency legislation through the Commons today as it seeks to override a law lords ruling on witness anonymity in criminal proceedings.

Plans for emergency legislation to allow witnesses to give anonymous evidence in court have been outlined by justice secretary, Jack Straw.

Lawmakers in the three U.S. states moved quickly to ban myclobutanil, in some cases enacting emergency legislation when they discovered growers using it.

A high court ruling which police say could result in thousands of suspected criminals being released is to be countered with emergency legislation.

The committee also raised concerns about why clauses related to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) were found in the bill, given no argument had been made that these needed to be passed under emergency legislation.

Yesterday, as he explained why emergency legislation was needed to protect the British public from paedophiles, terrorists and organised criminals, one felt like agreeing with him.

A forum discussion exploring National Climate Emergency legislation will directly follow the film screening.

Based on emergency legislation, domestic deposits had been transferred to a newly created «good» bank after the collapse of the Icelandic Landsbanki but before the Icelandic deposit - guarantee scheme was activated — and failed (para 211).

Lawmakers are currently on summer recess, leading Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut to call for Congress to reconvene and approve emergency legislation.

The Government can be expected to introduce emergency legislation next month to retrospectively validate decrees and orders.

The coalition introduced emergency legislation last year to maintain internet and phone companies» obligation to store their customers» personal communications data and to give access to the police.

However, we will place draft emergency legislation in the House Library to extend the maximum period to 28 days to prepare for the very exceptional circumstances when a longer period may be required.

Yesterday both the Scottish and Welsh governments issued emergency legislation or «continuity» bills to prepare for leaving the EU in a significant escalation of their dispute with UK ministers over their powers after Brexit.

Obama accused Scott Walker, the state's new Republican governor, of unleashing an «assault» on unions in pushing emergency legislation that would change future collective - bargaining agreements that affect most public employees, including teachers.

Lawmakers often rush budget bills through the voting process using emergency legislation.

However, Mr Hain admitted emergency legislation can be used to restore power if both Sinn Fein and the DUP reached an agreement.

«If the Legislature does not reach agreement at the conclusion of the weekend, then I will put forth emergency legislation to extend the current budget.

Fellow Labour MP Chris Bryant tweeted: «I'm deeply suspicious of hasty emergency legislation supposedly necessitated by a court judgement from this April.»

The deal will see emergency legislation introduced next week to ensure phone companies keep information about their customers» calls for 12 months.

On March 3, 2015, emergency legislation gets introduced (i.e., legislation in support of «a radical new secrecy provision to hide the information that's being used to make [such] big decisions.»

Apopka city commissioners on Wednesday adopted emergency legislation repealing their city's law and adopting the county's version.

The Alberta legislature is currently adjourned for the summer, so emergency legislation can not be enacted.

Competition partners Michael Cutting and Bill Allan are also involved in the deal, which has attracted some criticism because of the Government's decision to introduce emergency legislation allowing the merger to override competition hurdles.

Had it not been for the traditional assertion of the right of the Commons to do anything it saw fit before considering the speech, this essential emergency legislation would have been seriously delayed.

While we are all following the exciting live feeds on both the reshuffle and the progress of emergency legislation on surveillance, the freshly appointed Attorney General, Jeremy Wright MP, may want to cast his eyes to BAILLI.

«It's intent is for emergency legislation, not, «Oh, we're surprised April 1 is here!

In order to literally keep the party going all night long, the city council passed emergency legislation this week allowing bars, night clubs and restaurants to stay open around the clock from January 17th until January 21st.

Washington state enacted emergency legislation.

In 1942, Asawa was separated from her father when he was arrested in February under emergency legislation that authorized the detention without due process of Japanese Americans.

A forum discussion exploring National Climate Emergency legislation will directly follow the film screening of «The Age of Consequences» on Wednesday 27 July 2016 at 6:30 pm at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne.

The government has lost its fast - tracked appeal to the supreme court, forcing ministers to introduce emergency legislation into parliament to authorise the UK's departure from the EU.

Some Puerto Rico bondholders have criticized Garcia Padilla's emergency legislation, particularly the authority to issue a moratorium on any debt the governor deems necessary.

In 2015, Labour's Tom Watson and (ironically, given his current Brexit role) then - Tory backbencher David Davis used European law to bring a successful challenge against the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (Dripa), a temporary piece of emergency legislation rushed through parliament in 2014, after the EU's Data Retention Directive was found to be invalid.

They had that implicit support on Harvey, as it was emergency legislation.

Ministers said the bill is merely a continuation of the security agencies» existing powers and that emergency legislation was required to stop telecommunications firms destroying files about user behaviour to comply with a European court ruling last April.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper replied: «The home secretary will recognise that parliament has been put in a difficult position by this emergency legislation this week.

The legislature drew particular ire for passing these bills as «emergency legislation,» circumventing any possible voter referendum.

Last weekend, Chancellor George Osborne announced his intention to bring in emergency legislation to relax the restrictions on Sunday trading.

Notably, the Legislature's budget does not include two major initiatives that the governor had bundled into the emergency legislation: the college tuition proposal and a cap on local property taxes.

This prompted the government to introduce emergency legislation, which will now be made permanent in the coroners and justice bill.

The price freeze will be brought in by a piece of emergency legislation that gives the secretary of state the power to reform the licences of energy suppliers.

DeFrancisco also cited enhanced pensions for uniformed first responders and emergency legislation for flooding at Lake Ontario as matters that should be addressed.

Labour, which agreed the details of the emergency legislation in behind - closed - door meetings with the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, broke ranks and demanded two amendments before the bill was passed.