The phrase "act in force" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal or formal contexts to refer to a law, regulation, or agreement that is currently valid and enforceable.
Example: "The new environmental regulations will act in force starting next month, requiring all companies to comply with the updated standards."
Alternatives: "be in effect" or "take effect".
America has had a Whistleblower Protection Act in force since 1989, and after the Enron and WorldCom disasters the Sarbanes-Oxley act added further protections to corporate whistleblowers.
Given we have had an Equal Pay Act in force since 1975, we have to conclude that legislation has not been sufficient.
Rather we believe that peroxisomal NMM IIA might locally act in force generation and/or contractile function similar as for example observed in cytokinesis and contractile ring formation [64], [65].
The Jones Act remained in force as a de facto constitution for the Philippines until it was superseded by the Tydings McDuffie Act of 1934.
In January 1606, during the first sitting of Parliament since the plot, the Observance of 5th November Act 1605 was passed, making services and sermons commemorating the event an annual feature of English life; the act remained in force until 1859.
Under the 1936 Public Health Act, still in force, local authorities can provide public conveniences but do not have to.
"For the avoidance of doubt, can I stress that that would be so whether the Human Rights Act were in force or not".
Despite Henry's 1541 Act remaining in force until 1845, the English commoner carried on bowling in the face of heavy fines and imprisonment.
Sections of the Statute of Marlborough, passed in 1267 and the oldest surviving act still in force, are among 200 outdated regulations recommended for repeal in a draft bill published by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission on Wednesday.
The gender pay imbalance has remained in place despite the 1970 Equal Pay Act being in force for several decades.
While all the Nordic countries (including Iceland and Finland) have reformed their rules for citizenship acquisition during the 2000s, the 1950 act remains in force in Denmark.
