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The phrase "act was due" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a particular action or event was expected or scheduled to happen at a certain time.
Example: "The act was due to take place last Friday, but it was postponed."
Alternatives: "action was expected" or "event was scheduled".
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Nothing about Frémont's act was due to "military law, or necessity," which might have made it somehow excusable.
The act was due to expire on Sept. 30 and on Dec. 7 but received a last-minute reprieve each time.
The act was due to come into force in April, after the publication in January of guidelines on how it should be interpreted.
Unlike the statute for Year 1, the statute for Year 2 was signed by the President before October 1, when the 7.1% raise under the Comparability Act was due to take effect.
The existing act was due to expire on December 9, and the House was in a hurry to pass reauthorisation so that it can be voted on by the Senate when it returns from a Thanksgiving recess on the same day.
The planned increase in the rate of VAT on fuel and power that had been set out in the 1993 Finance Act was due to come into force in April 1995.
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The act is due for a mandatory review this year.
The Care Act is due to come into force in April 2015.
The No Child Left Behind Act is due to be reauthorised by the Congress this year.
The act is due to be reauthorized this year, and Congress needs to use that opportunity to reverse this destructive trend.
These may be introduced next April when the next raft of provisions in the Equality Act are due to come into force.
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