Sentence examples for amendment of legislation from inspiring English sources

In many jurisdictions, such as in Canada, the adoption of an authorization model or, for that matter, any scheme that differs from the existing consent principles, would require the enactment or amendment of legislation.

This public safety and quality of life issue demands an immediate, solution-oriented approach from state legislators and potential amendment of the legislation, if necessary, to move this critical issue forward for the betterment of our community.

The current interpretation of the law gives the legislature an unfettered discretion in limiting freedom of speech in Singapore through the enactment and amendment of relevant legislation.

This practice of under-commitment to GATS definitely allows some flexibility in the future round of negotiations as well as in future amendment of the legislation.

Armenia has made considerable progress in improving the lives of children through adoption and amendment of appropriate legislation and the implementation of reforms in the health, education and child welfare.

Figure 1 shows the annual incidence of gonorrhoea based on the number of cases notified to the NBH since the year 1900; the years of major amendments on legislation (1906, 1947, 1973, 1988) and changes of the clinical notification system (1980 , 1994 are indicated.

As the LSE professor Simon Hix has pointed out, approximately 25% of amendments to legislation proposed by the European parliament end up as law – more than in any national parliament.

Approximately 25% of amendments to legislation proposed by the European parliament end up as law, which is considerably more than any national parliament in Europe, where majorities are whipped into line to vote for unamended government bills.

On Friday, Ireland heads to the polls to decide whether to scrap or retain the Eighth Amendment, a piece of legislation that effectively bans abortion in almost every circumstance, including incest, rape, and fatal fetal abnormality.

In a historic day for reproductive rights, lreland has voted by an overwhelming majority to repeal the Eighth Amendment, the piece of legislation that bans abortion in all cases except where a woman's life is in danger.

As a congressman, Perriello voted for the Stupak amendment, a piece of legislation that would have barred federal funding from the Affordable Care Act from going toward insurance plans that cover abortions.