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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (3 ed.)
... The process by which government makes laws...
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The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
... In Latin, legis lator means “a proposer of laws." Legislation is therefore proposed laws, in the form of bills and resolutions. Making legislation is Congress' chief function. Ideas for legislation originate with members of Congress, their staff, lobbyists, constituents, the media, and the executive branch. Once members have introduced legislation, it is referred to the appropriate committees, made the subject of hearings, voted upon, and reported out to the full House or Senate. Both chambers must adopt the legislation in the same form for it to be...
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The New Oxford Companion to Law
...UK courts cannot hold primary legislation to be legally incompetent, although they may be required to prefer EU law to conflicting domestic legislation, and certain courts have the statutory capacity to declare primary legislation to be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights . UK courts can, however, declare secondary legislation to be unlawful on the ground that it has been made in excess of the powers to make such legislation granted by primary legislation. In the UK, government‐promoted primary legislation is almost invariably drafted...
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A Dictionary of Agriculture and Land Management
... Law made through agreement by the elected representatives of the Houses of Parliament , the National Assembly for Wales , the Scottish Parliament , or the Northern Ireland Assembly . Laws can be established either directly by approval, through a series of votes, by the elected representatives (i.e. Acts of Parliament or Acts of Assembly , also known as primary legislation ), or can be issued directly by ministers of the respective governments, under powers given to them through the relevant Act of Parliament (i.e. delegated legislation or ...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
... n. 1. The whole or any part of a country’s written law. In the UK the term is normally confined to Acts of Parliament , but in its broadest sense it also includes law made under powers conferred by Act of Parliament ( see delegated legislation ), law made by virtue of the royal prerogative , and Measures ( see Church of England ). 2. The process of making written...
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
... 1 The whole or any part of a country’s written law. In the UK the term is normally confined to Acts of Parliament , but in its broadest sense it also includes law made under powers conferred by Act of Parliament ( see delegated legislation ), law made by virtue of the royal prerogative , and Church of England Measures. 2 The process of making written...
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A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering (2 ed.)
... Parliamentary Acts that provide the legal rules that must be applied. The Health and Safety at Work Act, Building Act, and Factories Act are all examples of acts of Parliament that are applied to the industry. European Acts, legislative acts of the European Union, such as Construction Management Directives are also applied with interpretation coming from regulations, such as the Construction, Design, and Management...
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The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History
... . [ This entry contains three subentries, on legislation in ancient Greece, in English common law, and in medieval and post-medieval Roman law. For discussion of legislation in Chinese law, see Chinese Law, Sources of. For discussion of legislation in Islamic law, for the classical period see Legal Norms in Islamic Law, Production of; for the modern period, see Codes and Codification, subentries on Islamic Law. ] Ancient Greece The Greek states developed legislative techniques that have served as a model for many modern democracies. The legislative...
subdelegated legislation Quick reference
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
...legislation Legislation made under powers conferred by delegated legislation or by subdelegated legislation itself (in which case it is technically sub-subdelegated legislation). Subdelegated legislation is quite common (as when the parent Act authorizes a minister to make regulations and these in turn authorize others to make orders), but sub-subdelegated legislation is rare (though examples have existed in wartime); the chain has not in practice been further extended. Subdelegated legislation is not subject to any form of parliamentary control...
retrospective legislation Quick reference
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
...legislation ( retroactive legislation ) Legislation that operates on matters taking place before its enactment, e.g. by penalizing conduct that was lawful when it occurred. There is a presumption that statutes are not intended to have retroactive effect unless they merely change legal...
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A Dictionary of Finance and Banking (6 ed.)
...legislation Laws that restrict monopolistic practices and are designed to encourage competitive behaviour among businesses....
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...legislation ( retroactive legislation ) Legislation that operates on matters taking place before its enactment, e.g. by penalizing conduct that was lawful when it occurred. There is a presumption that statutes are not intended to have retroactive effect unless they merely change legal procedure ( see interpretation...
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Garner's Modern English Usage (5 ed.)
...legislation is a redundancy that emerged in the mid-1800s and persists—e.g.: “Only after the Civil War did statutory legislation [read statutes or legislation ] become widespread, replacing common law.” Janet Pearson , “Roe vs. Wade,” Tulsa World , 26 Jan. 1997 , at G1. ...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...legislation Legislation made under powers conferred by delegated legislation or by subdelegated legislation itself (in which case it is technically sub-subdelegated legislation). Subdelegated legislation is quite common (as when the parent Act authorizes a minister to make regulations and these in turn authorize others to make orders), but sub-subdelegated legislation is rare (though examples have existed in wartime); the chain has not in practice been further extended. There is a strong presumption against the granting of delegated legislative...
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A Dictionary of Agriculture and Land Management
...legislation Laws (also known as secondary or subordinate legislation ) made directly by government ministers in the United Kingdom , under powers given to them through an Act of Parliament or Act of Assembly , and which are not usually subject to direct vote by elected representatives. The over-arching principles of laws are usually set out in an Act of Parliament or Assembly, with delegated legislation usually setting out the detail, which can be in the form of Statutory Instruments (SI) or Rules or Codes of Practice . See also ...
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Jonathan Bradbury
A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations (4 ed.)
...legislation Delegated (or secondary) legislation is law made by ministers under powers given to them by parliamentary acts (primary legislation) in order to implement and administer the requirements of the acts. It has equal effect in law although ministers can be challenged in the courts on the grounds that specific pieces of delegated legislation are not properly based on powers given by acts. In the United Kingdom, delegated legislation, typically, is made through the force of statutory instruments in the form of ministerial regulations, orders in...
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
...of international legislation. The term has come to be used in various doctrinal writing. … The term “international legislation” seems to describe, more accurately than any other, the contributions of international conferences at which states enact a law which is to govern their relations. Nor should it be limited in application to those instances in which states may make it possible for other states to accept the same Law’: Hudson , International Legislation ( 1931 ), Vol. 1, xiii–xiv. See also McNair , International Legislation, 19 Iowa L. Rev. 177...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...legislation ( subordinate legislation ) Legislation made under powers conferred by an Act of Parliament (an enabling statute, often called the parent Act). The bulk of delegated legislation is governmental: it consists mainly of Orders in Council and instruments of various names (e.g. orders, regulations, rules, directions, and schemes) made by ministers ( see also government circulars ). Its primary use is to supplement Acts of Parliament by prescribing the detailed and technical rules required for their operation; unlike an Act, it has the...
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
...legislation ( subordinate legislation ) Legislation made under powers conferred by an Act of Parliament (an enabling statute, often called the parent Act). The bulk of delegated legislation is governmental: it consists mainly of Orders in Council and instruments of various names (e.g. orders, regulations, rules, directions, and schemes) made by ministers ( see also government circulars ). Its primary use is to supplement Acts of Parliament by prescribing the detailed and technical rules required for their operation; unlike an Act, it has the...
Matrimonial Legislation Reference library
Alexander Kazhdan
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
...Legislation . From the 4th C. onward marriage , more than any other institution, was the subject of both secular and ecclesiastical regulations. The two generally complemented one another and conflicted only in exceptional cases. Most of the norms of matrimonial legislation originate in Roman law and are widely expounded in all parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis and in the Basilika (books 28–30) as well as in minor compendia. Collections of relevant canons were assembled, esp. in the Nomokanon of Fourteen Titles (9.28–30, 13.2–4), the...
