Sentence examples for legislation under which from inspiring English sources

On May 23rd the Senate passed legislation under which congressmen agree to vote for or against any future trade deals, but not to amend them.

On Tuesday a parliamentary justice commission passed new legislation under which 14- and 15-year-olds will no longer be able to marry.

It drafted legislation under which the attorney general, through the F.B.I., would have the discretion to deny such a purchase to a known or suspected terrorist.

And the recent High Court case ruled that the legislation under which Customs and Excise operates wrongly reverses the burden of proof.

Mr Straw confirmed yesterday he intends to bring in legislation under which peers sentenced to more than a year in prison could be expelled.

Mr Tito appears ready to make an investment in the space-tourism market as soon as the legislation under which it will be regulated is finalised.

California has legislation in place under which a third of its energy must come from renewable resources by 2020.

The Netherlands introduced assisted dying legislation in 2002, under which terminally ill patients may be eligible for voluntary euthanasia or assisted dying.

Equality before the law is rightly seen as a cornerstone of the constitution, though it did not deter the last Labour government from passing legislation in 2001 under which the only terrorist suspects who could be detained indefinitely were foreigners.

In the House, the party with the majority establishes the rules under which legislation is considered.

This is not the final decision…there is the court of appeal ahead, and what decision it will take and under which legislation has great importance".