Sentences with phrase «fixed by legislation»

These rights can only be fixed by legislation or determined by litigation; and, if this is so, then perhaps we have an obligation to bring it to this head.

Firstly, it's not always the case that we have an odd number of MPs - while in some states / territories the number of MPs is fixed by legislation, in the Commonwealth House of Representatives, the number of MPs depends on the distribution of the population - at present, it's 150, which is of course an even number.

Not exact matches

And while the bill's supporters argue that the legislation is a sensible fix that gives states much - needed flexibility on health care programs, the AMA, AAMC, and AARP say it would benefit the young, the healthy, and the rich at the expense of the old, the sick, and the poor by taking hacksaw to the Medicaid program that covers low - income Americans and allowing states to opt out of benefits requirements and other regulations under Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act.

The gathering included new legislation sponsored by Patrick McHenry entitled the «Fix Crowdfunding Act ``, designed to improve upon...

However, Congress began to pass budget - busting legislation back in 2015 by pursuing a permanent debt - financed doc fix followed by an even more costly tax extender (and omnibus appropriations) bill — at a total cost of over $ 100 billion in 2019.

The PC Party clause — fixing the Elections Financing legislation to ensure that the Chief Electoral Officer is able to investigate allegedly improper donations without being barred by artificially short timelines.

If you stir in legislation such as the European Referendum Act 2015 which set the question to appear on the ballot paper but failed to address the legal consequences of a vote to leave, and the anomalies thrown up by the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, not least the ability to avoid a fixed - term, then the unsatisfactory basis upon which the country has gone to the polls three times in the last three years is underscFixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, not least the ability to avoid a fixed - term, then the unsatisfactory basis upon which the country has gone to the polls three times in the last three years is underscfixed - term, then the unsatisfactory basis upon which the country has gone to the polls three times in the last three years is underscored.

And, even though it's not exactly a spending item, the Governor called for legislation to fix the troubled implementation of the new Common Core standards in schools, saying the roll out by the State Board of Regents is «flawed».

And, even though it's not exactly a spending item, the Governor called for legislation to fix the troubled implementation of the new Common Core standards in schools, saying the rollout by the State Board of Regents is «flawed.»

We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

«Cuomo's time in office has been defined by a string of indictments for corruption, his failure to fix the New York City subway, and his support for a backroom deal which handed Republicans control of the state Senate, resulting in the failure of numerous pieces of progressive legislation.»

«Cuomo's time in office has been defined by a string of indictments (of aides and associates) for corruption, his failure to fix the New York City subway, and his support for a backroom deal which handed Republicans control of the state Senate, resulting in the failure of numerous pieces of progressive legislation.»

Whereas the Parliament Acts enable the Lords to hold up primary legislation for one year, the Strathclyde Review proposes no fixed period of delay in relation to statutory instruments rejected by the Lords.

(In one respect, however, the Lords» powers in relation to statutory instruments will be even more limited than their powers in respect of primary legislation: whereas the Parliament Acts enable the Lords to hold up primary legislation for one year, Strathclyde proposes no fixed period of delay in relation to statutory instruments rejected by the Lords.)

Separately, a GOP aide said separate legislation would be introduced to fix the language, which the aide said was added by the Senate Budget Committee.

A Queens state senator is pushing legislation that would give out $ 10,000 grants to small business owners with shops damaged by Hurricane Sandy in order to help them fix up their storefronts.

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, chaired by Labour MP Graham Allen has complained that it has been given inadequate time to scrutinise the legislation that will fix parliamentary terms, cut the number of MPs to 600 and enable a nationwide referendum on the voting system.

Few jurisdictions have passed significant voucher and tax - credit legislation, and most have hedged charter laws with one or another of a multiplicity of provisos — that charters are limited in number, can only be authorized by school districts (their natural enemies), can not enroll more than a fixed number of students, get less money per pupil than district - run schools, and so on.

«There is no reason why Congress should not be able to send legislation fixing No Child Left Behind to the President by Christmas,» Alexander wrote in a letter to Harkin and Enzi.

In the wake of District Judge John Dietz's ruling that the current system is in violation of the Texas Constitution, the scramble is once again underway to fix the problem politically, while awaiting the inevitable appeal of the decision by the State to the Texas Supreme Court.The primary issues remain those of «equity» and «adequacy», as those are vaguely defined by the Constitution, amplified by the Edgewood vs. Kirby decisions and subsequent legislation.

Perhaps threats of withdrawal from the market by some insurers will prompt the «simple exercise» that is now required of the Alberta government to fix this poorly - drafted legislation.»

The fixing of a maximum price in the case at hand, by limiting the ability of electricity providers to pass on the extra costs to final users, means that the supply obligation must be complied with by means of the electricity providers» own financial resources; by contrast, the national legislation at issue in Association Vent de Colère, by enabling the electricity distributors to cash in a tax imposed on the consumers, guaranteed that the additional costs resulting from an obligation to purchase wind - generated electricity would be offset.

It is precisely the function of the fixing of the maximum price provided by Polish legislation to limiting the ability of electricity providers to pass on the extra costs resulting from the supply obligation to end users, so that they are not eventually compensated for the costs incurred in discharging that obligation.

Various options are proposed to tackle the issue: rehabilitation vouchers - these address the point of «phantom» attendance for rehabilitation, but may be complex to administer; all rehabilitation arranged and paid for by defendants - the MoJ notes that this would help speed up access to treatment and increase independence and transparency; no compensation payment towards rehabilitation in low value claims - the claimant would need to fund this and primary legislation would be needed to achieve this as at present there is no intention to restrict recovery of special damages; expand MedCo to include rehabilitation providers; and introducing fixed recoverable damages for rehabilitation treatment - the MoJ notes that this could be difficult and invites comment as to whether this would be achieved via a fixed cost per session or by fixing an upper value limit that can not be exceeded.

The legislation empowered the Ontario Energy Board to develop a Regulated Price Plan («RPP») for eligible (residential and low volume) consumers, which would account for the true cost of power and provide for smoothing of retail prices (by fixing prices for six months at a time).

The time limit fixed by reg 33, said the Court of Appeal, was not within the parliamentary purpose of the legal aid legislation (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012).

The legislation is not clear on whether a housing association may seek possession by relying on a s 21 (4) notice, served after the fixed - term has ended.

76 As regards the legislation at issue in the main proceedings, it is clear from the explanation provided by the Austrian Government at the hearing that, although the amount of the compensatory supplement depends on the financial situation of the person concerned as measured against the reference amount fixed for granting that supplement, the mere fact that a national of another Member State who is not economically active has applied for that benefit is sufficient to preclude that national from receiving it, regardless of the duration of residence, the amount of the benefit and the period for which it is available, that is to say, regardless of the burden which that benefit places on the host Member State's social assistance system as a whole.

This agenda drawn from the pledge sounds comparatively simple, an agenda that might be accommodated by technical fixes to existing legislation and practices.

A fixed term contract of less than 12 months will not attract any severance or notice obligations from the employer; however, if the employee is allowed to work even one day beyond the expiration date, or if the contract is for a period longer than 12 months, the employee is covered by the termination requirements specified in employment standards legislation, even if the contract term is expiring.

This bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Rep. Poe (R - TX), adds a «notice - and - cure» provision to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), giving businesses an opportunity to fix alleged violations before a suit can be filed against them.