Example sentences of "the 1969 act " in BNC.
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| 1 | The permission given by the 1969 Act for no-fault divorce was driven as much by a profound rethinking of the sources of morality by clerical and academic opinion as by the determined pursuit of individual self-interest on the part of either the population at large or lawyers in particular . |
| 2 | He led a highly successful group of architects and surveyors on the designation of General Improvement Areas by local authorities in association with housing associations and co-operatives under the 1969 Act , and helped design and implement a number of these areas . |
| 3 | The 1969 Act , therefore , was nominally based on a breakdown but in reality it introduced a hybrid system . |
| 4 | We seem to be back to the ‘ deprived ’ versus ‘ depraved ’ distinctions which the 1969 Act sought to end . |
| 5 | Lord Scarman , for example , rejected the GLC 's interpretation of the 1969 Act on the ground that it ‘ would make mincemeat of the fiduciary duty owed to the ratepayers ’ . |
| 6 | But I am unable to see , however carefully I reread the 1969 Act , that Parliament had in that year taken any clear stance on it . |
| 7 | To this was added the proviso that the GLC had not acted arbitrarily and had considered both its duties to the ratepayers and the statutory duties imposed by the 1969 Act on it and on the LTE . |
| 8 | These proved too controversial and modified proposals appeared in the 1968 paper Children in Trouble , which formed the basis of the 1969 Act . |
| 9 | Many people feared that the 1969 Act was too radical and would make life too easy for the young delinquent . |
| 10 | An inquiry was held into the working of the 1969 Act and a White Paper , entitled simply Young Offenders ( Cmnd 8045 ) , was published in 1980 with proposals for ‘ strengthening the law relating to juvenile and young offenders in England and Wales ’ . |
| 11 | The White Paper proposals reflected the magistrates ' views that the 1969 act was too soft on young offenders . |
| 12 | Basically the 1969 Act , despite the controversy that has surrounded it and the resource problems that have hampered its implementation , must be seen as a notable step forward and one consistent with a renewed general acknowledgement of the importance of the family . |
| 13 | Bromley London Borough Council sought certiorari to quash the supplementary rate , arguing that it was either beyond the powers of the G.L.C. under the 1969 Act , or that it was an invalid exercise of discretion under that legislation . |
| 14 | Section 3 of the 1969 Act provides that the seller may avoid the contract , recover the goods and , in default , any loss he has suffered , the parties to the ring being jointly and severally liable to him ( s3(2) ) . |