Sentence examples for act did not apply from inspiring English sources

Michael Howard, the former home secretary, claimed that the act did not apply to prisons.

The two women sued for a declaration that the federal Controlled Substances Act did not apply to their situation.

The district court, in granting the injunction, said that the Norris-La Guardia Act did not apply in part because there was no longer a union.

He said May had made clear that clear the Official Secrets Act did not apply if serious criminality was being revealed.

The PGA Tour appealed, arguing that the disabilities act did not apply to its tournaments and that carts would fundamentally alter professional golf.

In his 25-page decision, Judge Sweet said the act did not apply because the T.W.A. 800 crash occurred within United States territorial waters.

But even with an annual rate as high as a typical payday loan, the Military Lending Act didn't apply.

Mr Assange's lawyers could also argue in court that the Espionage Act does not apply to foreign nationals acting outside of US territory.

The White House and its allies maintain that the War Powers Act does not apply, because the U.S. is acting as a part of NATO and its engagement does not meet the law's definition of "hostilities". Republicans scheduled the two votes to signal congressional discontent as support dwindles — both in the U.S. and in some NATO countries taking part — for the action in Libya.

Therefore, the 1984 Act does not apply.

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where the 1967 Abortion Act does not apply.