Sentences with phrase «recent amendments to the law»

In fact, many of the retailers who commented in various media reports said that they simply did not understand the requirements presented by the Pet Purchase Protection Act, particularly those that were added under recent amendments to the law, including the cage - labeling mandate.

Not exact matches

And the province can do much more to clean up provincial election laws, something that a new all - party committee will be tasked to do soon (and they should consider adopting some of the amendments made by Wildrose MLAs during recent debates in the Legislature).

The laws are being changed to disallow gay marriage, e.g. Prop 8 in California, recent Amendment in one of the Carolinas, DOMA, etc..

However, the IEOM also noted some areas of concern, including some recent amendments to the election law, the inadequate quality of voter lists (VLs), and possible disenfranchisement of voters who crossed the state border after 1 August 2007.

«We need amendments to this law to protect us all,» added 32BJ member Eunice Mercedes, who said she knows workers who have lost their jobs in recent months due to gaps in the law.

Woodstock Town Board members and their critics on August 13 voiced clashing views on a proposed amendment to the local ethics law and, more pointedly, on recent actions by the Ethics Board, the volunteer panel that administers and enforces the statute.

Recent amendments to the bill are consistent with state and federal law and the intent of the California Charter Schools Act, and ensure a stronger articulation of these critical protections for students, while avoiding excessive and burdensome new mandates on charter schools.

Franken, for example, has decided to hold off on a vote for an amendment aiming to reduce bullying of LGBT youth that was controversial among Republicans, especially given the recent fights over Indiana's religious freedom law.

During my last two Bankruptcy Boot Camps, one of the topics we have discussed has been the recent amendments to the Truth in Lending Act, brought about by Section 404 of Public Law 111 - 22.

«Families that have utilized trusts to hold principal residences will need to carefully review the amendments and make any necessary changes to ensure that their estate planning is still appropriate,» explains Kim G. C. Moody, director, Canadian Tax Advisory at Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP, in a recent legal brief.

Recent Developments In mid-2016, the Singapore Ministry of Law conducted a public consultation on legislative amendments to introduce a legal framework for third party funding...

It is a law «for the encouragement of learning,» as the title of the Statute of Anne 1710 puts it, «to promote the progress of science and useful arts» as the U.S. Constitution puts it (see below for Canada's grander claims in its recent copyright amendment).

Private companies may «buyback» their shares in the context of redeeming issued redeemable preference shares (which by recent amendments to the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113 may be issued on terms that allow their redemption both at the option of the company and at the option of their holder), or a reduction of share capital.

Selections in the current issue, for example, range from «Laugh Track,» in which Boston University School of Law associate professor Jay D. Wexler studies the relative senses of humor of the justices of the Supreme Court, to «The Original Meaning of the 21st Amendment,» which examines recent Supreme Court cases involving wine sales across state lines, to «A Lawyer in Baghdad,» in which Brett H. McGurk shares insights acquired during five months as associate general counsel to the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Significant recent amendments to South Africa's broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) laws and regulations need to be considered.

Jersey partner, Andreas Kistler, and senior associate, Alexa Saunders, spoke about recent amendments to the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 and also spoke about the first judgments from the Royal Court of Jersey regarding the Jersey foundation.

For example, it is understood that the recent amendment to Article 257 of the UAE Penal Code (which had the effect of extending the law such that arbitrators that fail to maintain the requirements of integrity and impartiality may be found guilty of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment) will be amended or repealed this year, although the scope or nature of the any forthcoming amendment is as yet unknown.

And, recent amendments to Alaska's divorce laws have added another important custody consideration: pets.

Furthermore, the Court noted that more recent amendments to Section 1391 in 2011 appeared to confirm that the Fourco decision remained good law, since the general venue provision now includes a savings clause stating that it does not apply when «otherwise provided by law -LSB-.]»

After a recent review of Alberta's employment law, the Alberta government tabled Bill 17, Fair and Family - friendly Workplaces Act on May 24, 2017 to make a number of significant amendments to the Employment Standards Code and Labour Relations Code.

MICHAL OVÁDEK reports on the efforts of Slovakia to get rid of a blatantly unjust amnesty law from the era of authoritarian president Vladimir Meciar in the 1990s, including a constitutional amendment and a recent judgment of the Constitutional Court.

Co-hosts and attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Orin S. Kerr, Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School and Jason Paroff Esq., Director of Computer Forensics Operations with the ESI Consulting practice at Kroll Ontrack to look at the recent opinion handed down by U.S. District Judge Mosman with respect to the Fourth Amendment and email along with our experts» look at what can be retrieved and used in court when it comes to email.

Our submission to the Munro review on child protection plus related information on a recent amendment to Dutch child protection law, April 2011

If the Commission's recommendation that the Evidence Act not apply to native title proceedings is not accepted, the Commission recommends that the Native Title Act should be amended to provide that the recent Evidence Act amendments relating to evidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional law and custom should be given immediate application to all active native title proceedings.

Aitken said the bureau is «currently working to complete updated enforcement guidelines on abuse of dominance and more detailed guidance for trade associations that clarify the impact of the recent amendments» and that it would «not hesitate to enforce the law by bringing responsible cases in areas where we believe it is important to establish and clarify applicable ground rules....