Sentence examples for act amended from inspiring English sources

In 1873 the Judicature Act, amended in 1876, simplified the tangle of legal institutions and procedures.

In 1968 a new Theft Act, amended in 1978, replaced the old idea of larceny by a broader concept that resembles the Roman delict (offense) of theft.

But under the Coastal Zone Management Act, amended in 1990, Congress gave states a voice in any activity affecting coastal communities, the appeals court said.

The 1995 Olympic Symbol Act, amended in 2006 after London won the right to host the Games, makes it difficult for unofficial organisations to exploit certain words, which include Olympiad, Olympians and 2012, for commercial gain.

Both the Federal Election Campaign Act (amended in the aftermath of Watergate in 1974) and the more recent Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (popularly known as McCain-Feingold) have faced numerous First Amendment challenges, and more are pending.

That ruling, in the Rasul case, simply interpreted the federal habeas corpus statute as it then existed, he says, before the Military Commissions Act amended the statute to withdraw jurisdiction.

Significantly, the act amends the Police and Criminal Evidence Act to allow fingerprints and DNA samples to be retained indefinitely where they "were taken from a person in connection with the investigation of an offence".

Rather than going down the American path of deliberately trying to entrench the act (amending the US constitution is a very tricky thing to do) on its face the Human Rights Act is just an ordinary piece of legislation.

The Social Security and Marriage Equality (SAME) Act amends the Social Security Act to ensure that all legally married same-sex spouses receive equal treatment when applying for Social Security benefits, regardless of where they live.

The bill, called the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act, amends both the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (which is commonly known as Superfund).

The TEST for Lead Act amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require states to help schools establish programs to test for lead in drinking water if those states receive funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.