Sentence examples for an existing act from inspiring English sources

An amendment bill drafts proposed changes to an existing act (27, 28).

6.39 There is no foundation in the suggestion that it is easier to amend an existing Act than to bring in a new one.

Fortunately, German comic Henning Wehn has never had to translate an existing act into English – like Palmieri, he took up comedy after moving to the UK.

6.38 It has been argued that any legislation touching on press regulation would be the beginning of the slippery slope; that any Government would find it easier to amend an existing Act than to bring forward new legislation to shackle the press; that Parliament is itching to control the press and that this would be an opportunity to do so.

Any attempt to introduce further legislation of the press would require a new Act of Parliament which could make new provisions or amend an existing Act, but it would need to be a new Act, and go through exactly the same processes that an Act establishing a recognition process would need to do today.

Public Act 4 expanded the powers granted to emergency managers in Michigan, strengthening an existing act of legislation for publicly-appointed EMs, PA 72.

In 2005, the Federal Trade Commission passed an amendment to the existing act requiring that credit agencies destroy personal credit information.

With no other choice left, Ms. Price hired a lawyer and filed a suit in State Superior Court in Middlesex County against Mr. Hoagland's office, contending that under a broad interpretation of the existing act, Ms. Jordan should be considered a surviving spouse.

He said he didn't see a need to change the existing act at all and urged the government to consult widely on the precise changes it was proposing.

In 1649 the religiously radical Covenanter regime passed a new witchcraft act that ratified the existing act and extended it to deal with consulters of "Devils and familiar spirits", who would now be punished with death.

There is therefore a need to preserve efficacy of the existing ACT.