Example sentences of "that the [noun pl] act " in BNC.
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1 | FUND MANAGERS IN THE WINGS Almost every fund manager is convinced that the Charities Act 1992 has completely changed the charities ' investment world . |
2 | Almost every fund manager is convinced that the Charities Act 1992 has completely changed the charities ' investment world . |
3 | The DoH is sensitive to the charge that the Children Act has gone too far in favour of children at the expense of upholding the rights and responsibilities of parents and guardians . |
4 | So , once the matter comes before the judge , he can , in effect , make any appropriate order within the very considerable flexibility that the Children Act 1989 is intended to provide , but with this important proviso . |
5 | Whilst most commentators are agreed that the Children Act 1989 is in the main a good Act , all of them , all of them Councillor are critical of the fact that the Government has not properly provided Local Authorities with sufficient resources to implement the Act . |
6 | Of the major retailers , virtually only Marks & Spencer , John Lewis and C&A stood firm and refused to open after Kenneth Clarke said that the Shops Act was in abeyance while it was subject to a European Court ruling . |
7 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that recent developments have underlined the fact that the Shops Act 1950 is illogical , out of date , rarely enforced and out of touch with the reality of the 1990s ? |
8 | Will the Secretary of State confirm that the recent statement by the Attorney-General about his reluctance to exercise his discretion applies only to the civil action of injunction ; that the Shops Act 1950 is not suspended ; that the reference to the European Court on the issue does not prevent or place any obstacle in the way of criminal proceedings for breach of that Act ; and that it is perfectly open to the responsible bodies to bring such proceedings ? |
9 | She is bound to answer that there is no possible action and that the Shops Act 1950 is an unenforceable law . |
10 | The various lawyers acting for the pressure groups that advocate the law breaking are saying that the Shops Act 1950 is not extant and that the referral to the European Court of Justice implies that the 1950 |
11 | It follows a decsion by the European Court confirming that the Shops Act , the statute which makes Sunday trading illegal , is valid . |