Sentence examples for special statute from inspiring English sources

Video stores have their own special statute.

It is a special statute of the general trademark law, not the copyright law.

The statute of limitations on most of the suspected crimes has expired, prompting lawyers to discuss whether a special statute can be adopted.

Italy agreed to maintain Trieste as a free port, and the Italian and Yugoslav governments agreed to a special statute regulating the rights of national minorities on both sides of the demarcation line.

The casino project comes at a delicate moment in the island's complicated and turbulent history, with the Chilean Congress considering a "special statute" that would grant political autonomy to Easter Island.

In his address at his summer retreat, Castel Gandolfo, the pope said, "The Holy See continues to maintain that only a special statute internationally guaranteed can effectively preserve the most sacred areas of the Holy City".

"The idea of passing special statutes to limit protest assumes that they are inherently dangerous.

The powers of the five special regions which are Sicily, Sardinia, Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Valle d'Aosta derive from special statutes adopted through constitutional laws.

California and now Virginia have enacted special statutes to regulate grease collection from commercial kitchens; North Carolina legislators may vote on a similar law in May.

Others, including the United States, Japan, Great Britain, and most members of the British Commonwealth, have enacted the rules in the form of special statutes known as Carriage of Goods by Sea Acts.

Family courts are created by special statutes defining the types of cases that they are to handle, such as cases involving guardianship, child neglect, juvenile delinquency, paternity, support, or family offenses (i.e., disorderly conduct or minor assaults between spouses).