Sentences with phrase «status under government»

To clarify, consider this: our churches now enjoy tax exempt status under government law.

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The World Bank estimates that this sub-heading generated only $ 4.2 million in (estimated) tax revenue for the Canadian government, as 91 % of Canada's imports of these items were manufactured in the United States and are eligible for tariff free status under NAFTA, though this requires companies obtain certificates of origin and wade through NAFTA rules - of - origin regulations that are over 500 pages long.

«We were a bit late recognising that one, but it's done wonders for our cash flow,» Mr King said.The company recently appointed business development manager Chris Temov, who has been working closely with Austrade and the WA government, which are currently providing free market research, with an emphasis on comparative pricing and delivery in the UK.The research is provided under the company's status as a new exporter.

Under this new royalty system the government is rewarding the environmental status quo.

You keep dwelling on the government shutdown (strongly hinting that you are a GOPer trying to mask your contempt for Obama under a veneer of humanistic concern for your country) as a sole metric for determining third world status.

They suggested three ways in which RFRA might conceivably be interpreted (misinterpreted, really) to create bad consequences: (1) to give a church's opponents legal «standing» (a technical term meaning the right to sue) to challenge the church's tax - exempt status; (2) to allow taxpayers to claim their free exercise rights would be violated if a religiously affiliated organization receives government assistance under a secular program; and, most importantly, (3) to allow pro-abortion plaintiffs to claim a free exercise right to abortion if Roe v. Wade is overruled and states enact anti-abortion laws.

Blame government if any for allowing churches to run as businesses under the 501 3c tax exempt status and government intertwining themselves with corporate cronyism.

The Foreign Affairs Minister told Parliament that this is because the former detainees were granted refugee status under the Mahama government in July 2016.

The Governor disclosed that having zero tolerance for any form of crime, and in fulfilment of the campaign promise made by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Federal Government has concluded plans to upgrade the Military Brigade in Sokoto into a Division under the command of a Major General, and the Battalions in Katsina and Zamfara to the status of Brigades, each under the charge of a Brigadier General.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has told Parliament that government has no option of returning the former Guantanamo Bay detainees because they were granted refugee status under the Mahama government in July 2016.

The Government has consistently explained that it was only respecting the existing Status of Forces Agreement with the US signed since 1998 and reviewed in 2015, under the previous NDC administration.

Government could withdraw the refugee status of the two Guantanamo Bay detainees and return them if their continuous stay is not in the interest of the country, former Deputy Attorney General under the Mahama administration, Dominic Ayine has suggested.

However the status of this statement under the new government is unclear.

The green paper suggested that there was «much more» that independent schools could be doing to improve education for young people from poorer backgrounds and suggested that if they did not meet new requirements set out by the government, such as sponsoring under - performing state schools and being responsible for their performance, then independent schools could have their charitable status taken away.

Now that the regular legislative session is over and a special session is under way, LEV Policy and Government Relations Director Daniel Zavala provides status updates on education funding, educator compensation, student supports, accountability, early learning, and higher education.

There are arguments about what the government calculator says particular schools would get under the proposed system, and questions about what schools would receive if the new legislation went down and the status quo remained.

A loan based on financial need for which the federal government generally pays the interest that accrues while the borrower is in an in - school, grace, or deferment status, and during certain periods of repayment under certain income - driven repayment plans.

From the Wall Street Journal: «Under Delta's new rules, scheduled to be announced on Wednesday, passengers with no elite status in SkyMiles will receive five miles for each dollar spent on tickets, excluding government taxes and fees.

«Under Delta's new rules, scheduled to be announced on Wednesday, passengers with no elite status in SkyMiles will receive five miles for each dollar spent on tickets, excluding government taxes and fees.

«On paper there's been a sudden shift in the government's position toward placing basically all remaining natural forests in Cambodia under protection status,» said Kerstin Canby, director of the forest trade and finance program at Forest Trends, an international organization that promotes sustainable forestry.

The Bolsa Floresta's connection to state - government» sustainable development» reserves is encouraging as a stimulus to expanding the area under some form of protected status, and as a means of increasing grassroots support for the reserves [but] a firmer financial basis is needed.»

The government wishes to make a clean break as soon as possible by transferring existing EU law rights into domestic law, and granting eligible EU citizens and their family members «settled status» under domestic law (or the ability to acquire it, within a limited time).

While some communities of First Nations people who are «status Indians» under the Indian Act do receive funding from the federal government to pay for some students» tuition, living expenses and books, that funding is significantly limited.

Our lawyers have convinced government authorities to suspend their investigations against our clients, gained non-prosecution status for targets of government investigations, and obtained amnesty for clients under U.S. and foreign antitrust leniency programs.

The federal government has the power to legislate over status Indians who are individuals registered under the Indian Act.

The Committee is particularly critical of the Government's intention that powers under clause 17 should be used, at the discretion of ministers, to determine the legal status of individual pieces of retained direct EU law.

In evidence to the Committee, the Government argued that because retained direct EU legislation under clause 3 (and presumably, by extension, all retained direct EU law) «was not made by UK legislators», it will «have a unique status within the domestic hierarchy» such that it should be treated as neither domestic primary nor secondary legislation.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

The federal government determines Indian status under its own rules, which no longer exclude women marrying non-Indians.

Under the Government's plans, EU citizens will be eligible for «settled status» once they have lived in the UK legally and continuously for five years.

That's only been made worse by the funding uncertainty undermining that support nationally, since Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) lost status as a stand - alone program — the basis on which it had operated for the last 16 years — under the Federal Government's new Indigenous Advancement Strategy.

The Commission recommends that the Government amend s 84 so that persons applying for party status under the provisions identified in [217] above must make an application to the Court setting out how their interests are likely to be substantially affected if the Court were to make the determination sought in the application.

The Government seeks to limit the recognition of Indigenous peoples» status as if they were an undifferentiated minority group whose needs can be addressed under the umbrella of say multiculturalism and by guaranteeing sameness of treatment or opportunities for the same level of development.