Sentence examples for existing legislation in from inspiring English sources

Existing legislation in Brazil prohibits the discharge of WTP sludge in watercourses, but the practice persists.

"There is no room for complacency in the fight against doping and the government is already looking at whether existing legislation in this area goes far enough.

The question is, will Medvedev really do something about it or he will prefer to confine himself to mere declarations?" 0netooth: "It is necessary to put existing legislation in good order.

Section 117 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (the act that banned unlicensed demonstrations within a kilometre of parliament) amended existing legislation in order to expand the powers of police to fingerprint suspects.

The new law, modeled after the existing legislation in the states of Bihar and Odisha, will allow the government to confiscate and attach any disproportionate property accumulated by corrupt officials.

A ComRes survey of 1,005 found that 74 per cent of people believed fox hunting should remain illegal, while just 20 per cent supported changes to existing legislation in England and Wales.

Although there are no specific provisions in the EU legislation on nanoscale materials, existing legislation covers in principle the potential health, safety and environmental risks in relation to nanomaterials.

However the capacity of this act to effect imminent change in the treatment of the mentally ill is cautioned by the fact that within Kintampo districts existing legislation which should in theory protect the rights of the mentally ill, is routinely breached with impunity.

In relation to voluntary policy instruments, there is the question of whether they have been effective in supporting the implementation of existing legislation and in guaranteeing quality with regard to the "essential requirements" established by European binding policies.

The section 75 regulations simply reiterate the existing legislation introduced in 2006, applied to the manager-run primary care trusts, for buying in medical services.

The existing legislation, enacted in 1904, took the reg ulation and running of funer al activities largely out of the hands of the churches and put it in the hands of the municipalities.