Sentences with phrase «enforcing laws meant»

The arrest and indictments in this case demonstrate that we will vigorously enforce laws meant to protect the American consumer.

Not exact matches

That would mean creating universal policies covering the importance of equal opportunity and diversity among the human workforce, enforcing anti-bribery laws, and curbing all forms of fraudulent activity.

As I describe earlier, Chicago School hostility to Robinson - Patman has meant that both the antitrust agencies and courts have largely stopped enforcing the law.

Wail away all you like, about the const - itution and how it is being mis - read, the true meaning of the separation of / from church and state, but it all does not matter — the law as currently interpreted and enforced says events of this nature are not legal!

The mere existence of government means that laws are enforced «with the barrel of a gun».

Or it means we need to build robots like «Grot», from the Movie «The Day the Earth Stood Still», to enforce the laws...

Just because one may commend one life choice over another — being a social worker over being a stock broker — does not mean the preference needs to be legally enforced (there is no law against being a stock broker).

Just because a law is in a book somewhere, be it obscure or not, does not mean it is being enforced or even known about.

To me separation of church and state also means laws and regulations are passed and enforced for the good of the country and should not be modified for one religious group or another.

And this is the problem: the measures he proposes would and could only be enforced at the cost of massive violations of human rights, and by dismantling the fragile but promising structures of technological know - how, international law, trade, and communication by which we are building up a still - feeble sense of what it means to be a single humanity on a single globe, under God and responsible for a common world.

Observing the law is doesn't mean an AG does nothing, observing and ENFORCING the law is an an active exercise of discretion by the AG.

Basically means whenever the Executive branch decides not to enforce the law.

While it's great the government took steps to criminalise coercive control in support of survivors of domestic abuse, the cuts mean forces are not equipped to enforce the law.

By the word «socialism» most people mean the one enforced by state, which is of course violent, as laws of the state are mandatory, and enforced by violence.

The bills, which will go into effect 60 days after being signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, are meant to close loopholes that have made a 2012 statewide ban of K2 difficult to enforce, increase individual penalties for sale of the drug and strengthen the city's ability to shut down stores that are discovered to be selling it.

A campaign finance board would be used as a means to investigate and enforce campaign finance laws.

«We must obey and enforce the law, but that does not mean we should not be working every day to improve the law,» he said.

Asked if that meant working with the feds to enforce immigration laws, the divorced father of two teenagers said it does.

To me, that means ensuring that the law is enforced evenly and consistently for every one of our residents in every one of our communities.

For example, a 2010 New York state charter school law requiring charter schools to mimic the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood — implemented to address gaps in English language learner and special education enrollment at charter schools — might mean, if enforced, that a school in upper Manhattan's District 6 would need to enroll a student population in which 98 percent are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch, a commonly used measure of low - income status.64

(d) Discrimination or segregation by an establishment is supported by State action within the meaning of this title if such discrimination or segregation (1) is carried on under color of any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation; or (2) is carried on under color of any custom or usage required or enforced by officials of the State or political subdivision thereof; or (3) is required by action of the State or political subdivision thereof.

Laws don't mean squat if regulators won't enforce them.

«The mission statement of the Bucks County SPCA is, «To enforce the anti-cruelty laws of the state, to educate, and employ all available means to prevent and alleviate the suffering of animals within the County of Bucks.»

* A strong leash law that is actively enforced is an effective means of birth control for dogs and an excellent tool for community safety.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that Animal Control has sole authority to enforce this section if a complainant wishes to seek recourse under this section in an appropriate court of law, or to prevent Animal Control from conducting its own investigation regarding possible violations of this section.

In 2008, the Animal Protection Act (Act to Protect Animals and to Aid Animals that are in Distress) gave the NS SPCA legislative power to enforce animal protection laws, and provided an effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals across the province.

Each state carries anti-cruelty laws, and these should be enforced as the means to end abuse, neglect, starvation and abandonment, rather than relying on horse slaughter.

There is a law (rarely enforced), that any animal crossing a state line, by any means of transportation, needs a health certificate, with your veterinarian performing the exam within 30 days.

This means diving tourist get to directly help fund patrols and enforce fishing laws, and monitor the health of the reefs and fish.

Note: According to National Geographic Traveler: Dominican Republic, 2nd Edition, «Laws meant to protect women against violence or sexual harassment are rarely enforced.

Quickly enforced marine laws mean that much of the area is protected and even rules about the sort of suntan lotion you can use on the beach are fairly strictly enforced.

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For people of integrity, the law is a means of regulating commerce and behavior in a way that makes the state the sole party entitled to enforce the law.

«If the laws governing nonprofits are to mean anything, the IRS needs to take action to enforce them in this case.»

We would like to see the UK continue to take the lead in upholding it on the world stage, and to use its influence at an international level to foster agreement and clarity on what the Rule of Law means and how it can be sustained in practice, so as to enable citizens effectively to enforce the rights to which they are entitled.

UK PM Theresa May says the bill is a means of «taking back control,» as it would give the government and parliament powers to decide which EU laws it should remain enforced in Britain, and which ones to amend or chuck in the trash altogether.

Laws mean little if not enforced.

The means of enforcing rights to paid holiday in the Working Time Regulations is incompatible with EU law according to the European Court of Justice.

Without an effective and accessible means of enforcing rights, the rule of law is threatened.

You can have the best laws in the world but they are worthless without an effective means to enforce them.

Remedies: The means employed by the law to correct injuries or to enforce legal rights.

«officer» means a property standards officer who has been assigned the responsibility of administering and enforcing by - laws passed under section 15.1; («agent»)

This is because, under English law, there is no concept of implied submission to jurisdiction in personam, which means that the defendant must have expressly submitted to the jurisdiction of the foreign court in order for a judgment in personam to be enforced by an English court.

This means that all three tiers of the Dubai Courts, having considered the applicability of the New York Convention, refused to recognise and enforce two ICC Paris arbitration awards on the ground that under the UAE's procedural laws the Court had no jurisdiction.

This means, for example, that injunctions, interim orders and other judgments obtained from foreign courts for specific performance, payment into court or a declaration / dismissal of a claim / counterclaim can be recognised but can not be enforced under English common law.

The common law rules also require the judgment to be enforced to have been rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, which is taken to mean one of the following:

This means that intra-EU investment arbitration can survive only to the extent that (i) arbitrators are willing to disregard the implications of EU law incompatibility on their jurisdiction, (ii) arbitration is seated and awards enforced outside the EU, and (iii) national courts in non-EU jurisdictions are willing to defy the CJEU's ruling.

fm.: From Wikipedia: in government, typically a regulation specifically means a piece of the delegated legislation drafted by subject matter experts to enforce a statutory instrument (primary legislation) in business, industry self - regulation occurs through self - regulatory organizations and trade associations which allow industries to set rules with less government involvement The Act that authorizes the Agency would thus be the Legislative creation of Administrative Law (they give authority to enact the regulations as they see fit AND can further clarify through oversight power.)

It's additionally worth noting that the presence of a federal law here doesn't mean that states or municipalities can't also make and enforce equally or more restrictive laws.

The law provides a means by which they can be effectively enforced; however, this can be misused to stifle new ideas and competition.