Infobox UK legislation short title Education ReformAct 1988 parliament United Kingdom Parliament long title An Act to amend the law relating to education. statute book chapter 1988 c. 40 introduced by territorial extent Whole act England and Wales ss. 131, 134, 202 205, 207, 214 216, 231, 232, 235 236 and 238 and Sch. 8 and 11 Scotland ss. 208 and 217 1 Northern Ireland amendments of legislation which extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland also extend there royal assent 29 July 1988 commencement Various dates from 29 July 1988 to 1 August 1992 amendments Further and Higher Education Act 1992 , Education Act 1996 related legislation status Amended original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1988 Ukpga 19880040 en 1.htm activeTextDocId 2100398 The Education ReformAct 1988 is widely regarded as the most important single piece of education legislation in England , Wales and Northern Ireland since the Butler Education Act 1944 . Citation needed date June 2011 Education in Scotland Scottish education legislation is separate from that of the rest of the UK . It also forms the basis for the United States No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Citation needed date July 2010 The main provisions of the Education ReformAct are as follows Grant maintained school Grant maintained schools GMS were introduced. Primary and secondary schools could, under this provision, remove themselves fully from their respective Local Education Authorities and would be completely funded by central government . Secondary schools also had limited selection powers at the age of 11. Local Management of Schools LMS was introduced. This part of the Act allowed all schools to be taken out of the direct financial ... of a school. City Technology College s CTCs were introduced. This part of the Act allowed new more ... Use of the word degree The Act uses a common technique in UK legislation in that it makes it illegal ... Instrument . Religion The act required broadly Christian acts of worship in schools. The National ... more details
refimprove date August 2009 Infobox U.S. legislation name Bipartisan Campaign ReformAct of 2002 fullname An act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. acronym BCRA nickname McCain Feingold, Shays Meehan enacted by 107th effective date November 6, 2002 public law url http www.gpo.gov fdsys pkg PLAW 107publ155 content detail.html cite public law 107 155 cite statutes at large 116 Stat. 81 thru 116 Stat. 116 acts amended title amended sections created sections amended leghisturl introducedin House introducedbill the Bipartisan Campaign ReformAct ... ReformAct of 2002 passeddate2 March 20, 2002 passedvote2 60 40 agreedbody3 agreeddate3 agreedvote3 ... ReformAct of 2002 BCRA , McCain Feingold Act , USStatute 107 155 116 81 2002 03 27 , USBill 107 H.R. 2356 is a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which ... Bipartisan Campaign ReformAct overview publisher Federal Election Commission date accessdate March ... Campaign Finance ReformAct publisher George W. Bush White House date March 27, 2002 accessdate March ... ReformAct of 2002 Full text of the bill along with a summary Category 2002 in law Category 2002 ... Category John McCain Category 107th United States Congress Category Campaign finance reform Category Federal Election Commission fr Bipartisan Campaign ReformAct ... on the BCRA, the Act was designed to address two issues The increased role of soft money in campaign ... date March 20, 2001 ref Legal disputes see also Campaign finance reform Provisions of the legislation ... Election Campaign Act , which uses a different legal definition. ref http www.fec.gov ans answers general.shtml ... hard money contributions regulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act to pay their expenses, the FEC ..., the section of the act known as the millionaire s amendment was overturned by the Supreme Court ... I became a leading advocate of campaign finance reform, I had come to appreciate that the public ... more details
The Fuel Economy ReformAct was a bill S. 3694 in the 109th United States Congress and S. 767 and S. 768 in the 110th United States Congress sponsored by seven Democrats and four Republicans including Barack Obama and Richard Lugar . It set a goal of raising mandated CAFE fleet fuel economy standards by 4 per year, approximately one mile per gallon . The bill also provided tax incentives for retooling production. Fuel economy increases were subject to the authority of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , part of the executive branch . Thus Obama and Lugar remarked upon introducing their bill, Mr. President, we embrace the call upon Congress to improve the executive branch s authority to reform and strengthen fuel economy standards. ref cite web url http minnesota.publicradio.org display web 2006 07 28 gasmileage title Coleman supports higher gas mileage standards author Daniel Olsen date 2006 08 01 ref ref cite web url http www.ontheissues.org noteBook Note 06 S3694.htm title 06 S3694 on Jul 19, 2006 publisher OnTheIssues.org ref ref name advisors cite news url http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2008 06 23 AR2008062301450 3.html?tid informbox title Obama Campaign Advisers Remark on Energy publisher Washington Post date 2008 06 23 accessdate 2010 05 03 ref ref cite web url http www.salon.com news feature 2007 08 27 barack qa print.html title Obama on energy for 08 publisher Salon.com ref These bills were introduced in the Senate, but did not pass. see list of bills sponsored by Barack Obama in the United States Senate However, according to Obama s advisors, virtually the exact same set of proposals were enacted by Congress 18 months later in December 2007, when the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was passed. ref name advisors References reflist Category United States proposed federal legislation ... more details
The Insanity Defense ReformAct of 1984 was a law passed in the wake of public outrage after John Hinckley, Jr. s acquittal for the Reagan assassination attempt . It amended the United States federal laws governing defendants with mental diseases or defects to make it significantly more difficult to obtain a verdict of not guilty only by reason of insanity . It was criticized by psychologist Lawrence Z. Freedman for being ineffective If the attacker is rational mentally, stable emotionally, and fanatic politically, he will not be deterred. Nor will an irrational, affectively disturbed individual be deterred. ref citation title The Politics of Insanity Law, Crime, and Human Responsibility author Lawrence Zelic Freedman publisher Political Psychology volume 4 number 1 date Mar., 1983 pages 171 178 jstor 3791182 ref References reflist External links http www.justice.gov usao eousa foia reading room usam title9 crm00634.htm IDRA Criminal Resource Manual http www.govtrack.us congress bill.xpd?bill hj098 648 IDRA GovTrack Category Mental health law in the United States Category United States federal criminal legislation Category 1984 in law US fed statute stub ... more details
The Executive Branch ReformAct USBill 110 H.R. 984 was a bill proposed in the 110th United States Congress and would have required thousands of federal officials to report into a government database the names of persons who contact them attempting to influence government policies or actions. The prime sponsor of the bill is Congressman Henry A. Waxman , Democrat of California. In the 110th Congress, the bill is designated H.R. 984. ref http www.nrlc.org FreeSpeech WaxmanDavisHR984.pdf Text of H.R. 984 as amended and approved by the HouseCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform. ref It was approved, without dissent, by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 14, 2007. The legislation has not yet been scheduled for action by the full House of Representatives. According to the Washington Post March 6, 2007 , A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi D Calif. says that she backs the measure . . . and that she expects it to get a vote in the House. ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2007 03 05 AR2007030501370 pf.html Lobbying Bill Sparks Populist Uprising on Both Sides , by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post March 6, 2007 . ref Requirements of the Bill According as to a letter from the director of the Office of Government Ethics ref name Letter from Robert I. Cusick http www.nrlc.org FreeSpeech OGEcommentsHR984.pdf Letter from Robert I. Cusick , Director, Office of Government Ethics, to the Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, February 23, 2007. ref , the bill would require over 8,000 executive branch officials to report ... ReformAct is supported by some advocacy organizations as an expansion of transparency or government ... and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, March 8, 2007. ref The bill would give ... the act. However, the director of that agency sent the bill s author a letter expressing strong reservations ... more details
The Presidential Election ReformAct was a proposed California ballot proposition initiative in the state of California to alter the way the state s United States Electoral College electoral votes for president are distributed among presidential candidates. Background The initiative, http ag.ca.gov cms pdfs initiatives 2007 07 17 07 0032 Initiative.pdf No. 07 0032 , was proposed by a group called http www.yesmyvotecounts.com Californians for Equal Representation ref http ag.ca.gov cms pdfs initiatives 2007 07 17 07 0032 Initiative.pdf Petition to the Office of the Attorney General, July 17, 2007. Retrieved on September 23, 2007. ref , originally for placement on California s June 3, 2008, primary election ballot. The group s address was apparently the offices of http www.bmhlaw.com Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk , a law firm that also has represented the California Republican Party in some matters ref http www.sourcewatch.org index.php?title Bell 2C McAndrews 26 Hiltachk 2C LLP Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP. Sourcewatch.org. Retrieved on September 23, 2007. ref ref Hendrik Hertzberg, http ... Election ReformAct A Clear Abuse of California s Initiative Process, Findlaw.com, August ... Journal, August 31, 2007. ref Had the Presidential Election ReformAct been in effect during the 2004 .... Because the Presidential Election ReformAct would have appointed the state s electoral votes in a manner ... The Electoral College An Overview and Analysis of Reform Proposals NLE Bot generated title ref ... a similar reform, this system would have exclusively benefited the Republican candidate. Possible unconstitutionality ..., the act would arguably have violated Article II, Section 1, Clause 2. This legal issue is addressed ... 1 GOP backed bid to reform California s electoral process collapsing, San Francisco Chronicle, September ... had passed, there would have probably been a court challenge to determine if the act ... also National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Electoral reform in California United States presidential ... more details
Many laws have passed through the United States Congress regarding the taxation of American individuals and companies. Below is a list of tax reform bills by year. US tax acts Category Taxation in the United States ... more details
ibid date January 2012 The Prison Litigation ReformAct PLRA ref Title VIII of uspl 104 134 , usstat 110 1321 1996 . ref is a U.S. federal law that was enacted in 1996. ref P.L. 104 134, 110 Stat. 1321 2006 42 U.S.C. 1997e 1994 ed. & Supp. II . ref Congress enacted PLRA in response to a significant increase in prisoner litigation in the federal courts the PLRA was designed to help unclog the court system from this litigation. ref Woodford v. Ngo, 126 S. Ct. 2378, 2382 2006 Congress enacted the PLRA in 1996 in response to a significant increase in prisoner litigation in the federal court. To accomplish this goal, Congress included a variety of provisions in the PLRA, a centerpiece of which is an invigorated exhaustion provision, 1997e a . ref For the preceding 20 30 years, many prisons and jails in the United States had been enjoined to make certain changes based on findings that the conditions of these institutions violated the constitutional rights of inmates in particular, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment or the right to due process . Many of these injunctions came as a result of consent decrees entered into between inmates and prison officials and endorsed by federal courts, so that relief was not necessarily tied to violations found. Many state officials and members of Congress had complained of the breadth of relief granted by federal judges, as these injunctions often required expensive remedial actions. Citation needed date May 2011 The PLRA was designed to curb the discretion of the federal courts in these types of actions. Thus, the central requirement of the act was a provision that a court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation ... that a trial of a prison conditions case typically takes, the act requires courts to rule promptly ... only until the court conducts a trial and makes the findings the act requires of it, but this period ... more details
Refimprove date April 2009 orphan date July 2008 The Education Sciences ReformAct of 2002 was an act passed by the Presidency of George W. Bush Bush administration in November 2002. Among other motions, the act created the Institute of Education Sciences , a research arm of the United States Department of Education . There are many formal names for the bill, which include Education Sciences ReformAct of 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 Education Sciences ReformAct of 2002 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act In 2011, a technical amendment was made to the bill to introduce the Budget Control Act of 2011 , which increased the debt ceiling of the US federal government. ref http democrats.rules.house.gov SpecialRules details.aspx?NewsID 5048 S. 365 To make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences ReformAct of 2002 Budget Control Act of 2011 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Education Sciences ReformAct Of 2002 Category United States Department of Education ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title The Commonhold and Leasehold ReformAct 2002 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make provision about commonhold land and to amend the law about leasehold property. statute book chapter 2002 c.15 introduced by territorial extent royal assent 1 May 2002 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status original text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2002 15 enacted revised text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2002 15 legislation history The Commonhold and Leasehold ReformAct 2002 c.15 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It introduced commonhold s, a new way of owning land similar to condominium s, into English and Welsh law . See also Leasehold valuation tribunal External links http www.theyworkforyou.com search ?s Commonhold and Leasehold ReformAct 2002 records of Parliamentary debate relating to the Act from Hansard , at theyworkforyou.com http www.commonhold.com Commonhold.com Category English property law Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2002 UK legislation UK law stub ... more details
The Massachusetts Education ReformAct of 1993 is legislation passed in Massachusetts mandating several modern educational reforms over a 7 year period. The reforms included the introduction of charter schools and the standardized test, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS . It is based on Outcomes Based Education . External links http www.doe.mass.edu edreform Education Reform Massachusetts Department of Education Category Education reform Category Education in Massachusetts ... more details
No footnotes date April 2011 The Land Reform Scotland Act 2003 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Scottish Parliament . It created a framework for responsible access to land and inland water, formalising the tradition in Scotland of unhindered access to open countryside, provided that care was taken not to cause damage or interfere with activities including farming and game stalking. Similar legislation was passed for England and Wales with the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 . The Act follows the distinctive approach set out in the Outdoor Access Code , specifying the rights and responsibilities of land managers, countryside users and recreational managers. It also introduced rights for crofters and communities to buy land in their area. The Act received Royal Assent on 25th February, 2003. See also Land reform Property law Registers of Scotland Right of public access to the wilderness External links http www.scotland.gov.uk Topics Rural Land Scottish Executive Rural Development http www.outdooraccess scotland.com default.asp?nPageID 26&nSubContentID 0 Scottish Outdoor Access Code http www.mcofs.org.uk know the code.asp The Mountaineering Council of Scotland Know the Code UK Scotland Legislation UK LEG path asp 2003 2 title Land Reform Scotland Act 2003 type asp Category Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2003 Category Scots property law Category Real estate in the United Kingdom Category Agriculture legislation in the United Kingdom Category Land reform Category Scottish coast and countryside Category Freedom to roam UK legislation Scotland law stub statute stub ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title Law Reform Husband and Wife Act 1962 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to amend the law with respect to civil proceedings between husband and wife statute book chapter c.48 introduced by territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland royal assent 1 August 1962 commencement repeal date amendments Family Law Scotland Act 2006 related legislation repealing legislation status Amended original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1962 pdf ukpga 19620048 en.pdf use new UK LEG yes legislation history The Law Reform Husband and Wife Act 1962 c.48 is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows husbands and wives to sue each other under tort law. Originally covering both England and Wales and Scotland, the Scottish provisions were repealed by the Family Law Scotland Act 2006 . Act Under the common law and Section 12 of the Married Women s Property Act 1882 , a husband and wife were incapable of committing tortious acts against each other, and could not sue each other under English tort law tort law . The Law Reform Committee, in its Ninth Report, recommended the abolition of this set of circumstances, and their recommendation was made into the Law Reform Husband and Wife Bill, which was given the Royal Assent on 1 August 1962. ref K. F. 1962 p.695 ref The Act provides that married couples can now sue each other under tort, with two exceptions first, where the court believes there would be no great benefit from a legal action in which case it can stay the proceedings and second, when the dispute is to do with property. ref K. F. 1962 p.696 ref References reflist Bibliography cite journal last K F first O. year 1962 title Law Reform Husband and Wife Act, 1962 journal Modern Law Review publisher Blackwell Publishing volume 25 issue 6 issn 0026 7961 Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1962 ... more details
cleanup date November 2011 The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that substantially reformed the Royal Prerogative . It made two significant changes it put the civil service on a statutory footing for the first time, and it made treaties subject to ratification by Parliament. It did not, however, place defence and the deployment of armed forces on a statutory footing. External links http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2010 25 contents Text of the Act UK legislation Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2010 ... more details
The Law Reform Personal Injuries Act 1948 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee . It improved the legal position of employees suffering from work related accidents. ref Shifts in compensating work related injuries and diseases by S. Klosse, T. Hartlief, and E. F. D. Engelhard ref In particular, it abolished the doctrine of common employment . ref http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga Geo6 11 12 41 contents ref Notes reflist UK legislation Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1948 ... more details
The Federal Deposit Insurance ReformAct of 2005 Title II, subtitle B of USStatute 109 171 110 9 2006 02 08 , with a companion statute, Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005 , USStatute 109 173 119 3601 2006 02 15 , is an act of the United States Congress that banking regulation regulates banks . It contained a number of changes to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC . It raised the limit on deposit insurance for retirement accounts from 100,000 to 250,000, and indexed the amount to inflation . It merged the two deposit insurance funds that the FDIC had been administering separately since the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 FIRREA . FIRREA, among many things, abolished the former Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation FSLIC , and created a new insurance fund, Savings Association Insurance Fund SAIF , to be administered by the FDIC. The other longer standing fund that the FDIC was administering was the Bank Insurance Fund BIF . SAIF and BIF were combined constituting the Depositor Insurance Fund DIF . It provided credits to banks that had paid into the deposit insurance funds in the early 1990s in the aftermath of the savings and loan crisis . It requires that the FDIC issue rebates to the banking industry should the level of the deposit insurance fund rise above 1.50 of total insured deposits. Bank regulation in the United States Category United States federal banking legislation Deposit Insurance reformact Category Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Fair and Equitable Tobacco ReformAct is a component of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 American Jobs Creation Act , passed in the United States in October 2004. The main component of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco ReformAct is the Tobacco Transition Payment Program TTPP, otherwise known as the Tobacco Buyout , which was formalized by the United States Department of Agriculture in February 2005. Tobacco Transition Payment Program The Tobacco Buyout ended all aspects of the federal tobacco marketing quota and price support loan programs that were established by the Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1938. Beginning with the 2005, there were no planting restrictions, no marketing cards, and no price support loans, all traditional components of tobacco agriculture in the United States. Along with the end of these policies, the Tobacco Buyout also entails the TTPP, which provides payments to tobacco quota holders and tobacco producers from 2005 to 2014. Category 2004 in law ... more details
Infobox Legislation Name Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act 2010 enactedby Congress of the United States U.S. Congress longtitle introducedby Tim Ryan politician Timothy Ryan datepassed September 29, 2010 U.S. House of Representatives House of Representatives , not passed United States Senate Senate datesigned n a amendments relatedlegislation Trade Act Trade Act of 1974 , Tariff Act of 1930 The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act 2010 was a bill by the Congress of the United States that sought punitive trade tariffs on countries that have perceived unfair competitive advantaged by such measures as currency manipulation . ref http www.telegraph.co.uk finance comment ambroseevans pritchard 8054066 Currency wars are necessary if all else fails.html Currency wars are necessary if all else fails Telegraph Bot generated title ref The Act followed controversy as to China artificially keeping the Chinese yuan yuan lower than its actual value some say by at least 20 . Further to China there were other countries, most notably Japan, that took measures to weaken their currency. Background see Currency ... Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Bot generated title ref The House bill amended the Tariff Act ... 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act http www.govtrack.us congress bill.xpd?bill h111 2378&tab related Related legislation Needs to be merged into he article DEFAULTSORT Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act 2010 Category 2010 in law Category United States Acts of Congress 2010 .... ref http www.govtrack.us congress bill.xpd?bill h111 2378 H.R. 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act GovTrack.us Bot generated title ref The following day it was passed in the United States House ... of a non market economy would be subject to the provisions of the Act. ref http www.govtrack.us congress bill.xpd?bill h111 2378&tab summary H.R. 2378 Summary Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act GovTrack.us Bot generated title ref Amendments An amendment was offered in the House committee ... more details
The Civil Service ReformAct of 1978 , October 13, 1978, USPL 95 454 , USStat 92 1111 CSRA , reformed the United States civil service civil service of the United States federal government . The Civil Service ReformAct of 1978 abolished the U.S. Civil Service Commission and distributes its functions primarily among three agencies the newly established United States Office of Personnel Management Office of Personnel Management , United States Merit Systems Protection Board Merit Systems Protection Board , and Federal Labor Relations Authority . Under the rank in the person provision of the act, agency heads can move career senior executives into any position for which they are qualified. One provision of the act was the abolishment of the United States Civil Service Commission and the creation of the Office of Personnel Management U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM , the Federal Labor Relations Authority FLRA and the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board MSPB . OPM primarily provides management guidance to the various agencies of the executive branch and issues regulations that control federal human resources . FLRA oversees the rights of federal employees to form collective bargaining units unions and to engage in collective bargaining with agencies. MSPB conducts studies of the federal civil service and mainly hears the appeals of federal employees who are disciplined or otherwise separated from their positions. This act was an effort to replace incompetent officials. The CSRA is codified in scattered sections of Title 5 of the United States Code . Patricia W. Ingraham and Donald P. Moynihan describe the CSRA in Evolving Dimensions of Performance from CSRA Onward as mov ... P. Moynihan title The Future of Merit year 2000 page 103 ref See also Pendleton Civil Service ReformAct References Reflist Civil service Category 1978 in law Category Civil service in the United States ReformAct of 1978 Category United States federal government administration legislation US fed ... more details
Infobox NZ Legislation short title Homosexual Law ReformAct 1986 long title An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1961 by removing criminal sanctions against consensual homosexual conduct between males, and by consequentially amending the law relating to consensual anal intercourse introduced by Fran Wilde date passed 11 July 1986 royal assent 12 July 1986 commencement 10 August 1986 amendments related legislation New Zealand Human Rights Act 1993 status Current The New Zealand Homosexual Law ReformAct 1986 is a law that legalised consensual sex between men aged 16 and older. It removed the provisions of the Crimes Act 1961 that criminalised this behaviour. Background Homosexual sex became illegal in New Zealand when the country became part of the British Empire in 1840 and adopted English law making ... the scene Homosexual Law Reform in New Zealand ref The first parliamentary attempt at law reform was made ... sex would perpetuate discrimination and homophobia . ref Birth of the gay movement Homosexual Law Reform in New Zealand at nzhistory.net.nz http www.nzhistory.net.nz node 2199 ref The Bill The Act was introduced ... order paper added to the New Zealand Human Rights Act 1993 . Debate The Act was subject to substantial ... a petition against the Act. According to Laurie Guy , many of the signatures on the petition ... www.nzhistory.net.nz node 2176 Reforming the law homosexual law reform ref While the Coalition of Concerned ... Laurie Guy Worlds in Collision The Gay Law Reform Debate in New Zealand 1960 1986 Wellington ... Reform Debate 1984 5 Stimulus 13 4 November 2005 69 77. http www.stimulus.org.nz History Group, Out and About Homosexual Law Reform in New Zealand , http www.nzhistory.net.nz node 2198. External links cite web title Full text of the Homosexual Law ReformAct 1986 publisher New Zealand Legal Information Institute url http www.nzlii.org nz legis consol act hlra1986246.pdf format PDF accessdate 2008 03 27 http www.nzhistory.net.nz node 2198 A history of homosexual law reform in New Zealand NZHistory.net.nz ... more details
Cleanup date March 2010 The Trade Sanction Reform and Export Enhancement Act Title IX was passed by United States former President Bill Clinton in 2000 www.fas.usda.gov . The act altered regulations in regards to U.S. trade with Cuba . Under the act, the trade of certain agricultural commodities defined and listed under section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 and medicine medical device s defined and listed under section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act became permitted Bureau of Industry and Security www.bis.doc.gov . This act does not change any legislation in terms of receiving U.S. import s from Cuba. In addition, the act is not comprehensive and still heavily regulates what goods are export ed to Cuba. Trade of any Commodity commodities must follow strict regulations. Exports to Cuba can only be paid in cash only sales that are paid in advance and must be financed by third country financial institution s www.fas.usda.gov . Credit finance Credit and debit transactions are not authorized, but foreign bank ing institutions may finance transactions and U.S. bank s may confirm or advise such foreign bank letters or credit. In terms of traveling to trade, travel to and from Cuba can be permitted under this act with special approval for individuals trading any of the commercial goods permitted under the terms of the act. Leisure travel and travel related transactions are still not allowed. In order to travel to Cuba for agricultural or medical trade, a license must be obtained through the United States Treasury Department Treasury Departments Office and Foreign Assets Control. Any person who violates the terms of the Trade Sanction Reform and Export Enhancement Act will be punished with the terms following the Trading with the Enemy Act www.fas.usda.gov . As a result of this act, Cuba has received many goods from the United States. In 2006, Cuba ... Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act Questions and Answers. Bureau of Industry and Security ... more details
The Federal Crop Insurance ReformAct of 1994 is Title I of P.L. 103 354. Beginning with the 1995 crops, it modified the federal crop insurance program by authorizing a new catastrophic CAT coverage level available to farmers. The premium on this level of coverage crop losses in excess of 50 receiving a payment of 60 now, 55 of the market price of the insured crop is 100 subsidized by the government, but requires a farmer to pay a 50 per crop per county administrative fee since raised to 100 per crop . The Act allows farmers to purchase additional insurance coverage providing higher yield or price protection levels, with the premium on this buy up coverage partially subsidized by the government. The Act also created the Noninsured Assistance Program NAP , a permanent disaster payments program for crops not covered by crop insurance. The 1994 Act amended and in many cases suppressed major portions of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1980 P.L. 96 365 which serves as the authorizing statute for the federal crop insurance program. The 1980 Act expanded the scope of the crop insurance program and permitted USDA to subsidize farmer premium payments. The Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 P.L. 106 224 made subsequent enhancements and reforms to the crop insurance program. Category United States Department of Agriculture Category United States federal agriculture legislation ... more details
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 IRTPA , USStatute 108 458 118 3638 2004 12 17 , is a 236 page Act of Congress , signed by President George W. Bush , that broadly affects United States federal terrorism laws. In juxtaposition with the single subject rule , the act is composed ... 484384.pdf ref Organization The act is formally divided into 8 number eight titles Reform of the intelligence community , also known as the National Security Intelligence ReformAct of 2004 Federal Bureau ... 11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 Other matters Title I National Security Intelligence ReformAct of 2004 main National Security Intelligence ReformAct of 2004 The first title, titled Reform of the intelligence community and given the short title of the National Security Intelligence ReformAct of 2004 , is formally divided into 9 subtitles Establishment of Director of National Intelligence ... the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 added the USC 8 1324a b requirement for a social security ... text of the Act DEFAULTSORT Intelligence Reform And Terrorism Prevention Act Category United States ... 336 75, and President of the United States President George W. Bush signed the Act on December 17, 2004, making it law. The Electronic Frontier Foundation objected to Act s potential Causality effects ... data mining and domestic surveillance schemes ref Overview This act established both the position of Director ... Immigration Reform Treatment of Aliens Who Commit Acts of Torture, Extrajudicial Killings, or Other ... and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004 Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 Pretrial Detention of Terrorists Title VII 9 11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 main 9 11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 ... of the 9 11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 , is formally divided into 8 subtitles Diplomacy ... Standards and Cooperation to Fight Terrorist Financing Emergency Financial Preparedness The Act ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 parliament United Kingdom long title An Act to make provision about the administration and governance of police forces about the licensing of, and for the imposition of a late night levy in relation to, the sale and supply of alcohol, and for the repeal of provisions about alcohol disorder zones for the repeal of sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and for the prohibition of certain activities in Parliament Square to enable provision in local authority byelaws to include powers of seizure and forfeiture about the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs to restrict the issue of arrest warrants for certain extra territorial offences and for connected purposes. year 2011 statute book chapter c. 13 introduced by Theresa May territorial extent England and Wales royal assent 15 September 2011 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 , Magistrates Courts Act 1980 , Police Act 1996 repealing legislation status Not yet in force original text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2011 13 contents enacted data.htm activeTextDocId legislation history http services.parliament.uk bills 2010 11 policereformandsocialresponsibility.html use new UK LEG revised text The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 c. 13 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It transfers the control of police forces from ... will be held in November 2012, and every four years thereafter. The Act repeals the provisions in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 which prohibits protests near Parliament Square , and instead .... The Act removed the statutory requirement for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to include ... 6 December 2010 newspaper BBC News Online ref Section 153 of the Act amends section 1 of Magistrates Courts Act 1980 so that an arrest warrant for an offence of universal jurisdiction cannot be issued ... more details
Civil Service ReformAct ch. 27, USStat 22 403 of United States is a federal law established ..., the Pendleton Act served as a response to the massive public support of civil service reform ... an ardent supporter of civil service reform as president. ref name penl The Act was passed into law on January 16, 1883. The Act was sponsored by Senator George H. Pendleton , Democratic Senator of Ohio ... ReformAct of 1978 Hatch Act of 1939 National Civil Service League References reflist Refbegin 2 cite book title Outlawing the Spoils A History of the Civil Service Reform Movement, 1865 1883 last Hoogenboom ...See James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur George H. Pendleton Infobox U.S. legislation name fullname An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States acronym nickname Pendleton Act enacted by 47th effective date public law url cite public law cite statutes at large ch. 27, USStat 22 403 acts amended acts repealed title amended US code titles changed sections created USC can be used sections amended leghisturl introducedin Senate introducedbill USBill 47 S 133 introducedby George H. Pendleton Democratic Party United States D Ohio OH introduceddate committees passedbody1 Senate passeddate1 December 27, 1982 passedvote1 39 5 passedbody2 House passeddate2 January 4, 1983 passedvote2 ... penl http www.digitalhistory.uh.edu database article display.cfm?HHID 145 ref The act provided selection .... At first, the Pendleton Act only covered very few jobs, as only 10 of the US government s civilian ... date January 2012 , since they could no longer depend on patronage hopefuls. The act also prohibits ... century Refbegin 2 cite book title Fighting the Spoilsmen Reminiscences of The Civil Service Reform ... 08 28 unused data firsuck balls st William Dudley cite book title Bibliography of Civil Service Reform and Related Subjects 2nd ed. last Women s Auxiliary to the Civil Service Reform Association first ... Act Category United States federal government administration legislation Category History of the United ... more details
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