Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] act " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they have too readily assumed that legislative changes , such as the Obscene Publications Act , 1959 , the Sexual Offences Act , 1967 , the Abortion Act , 1967 and others , are sufficient evidence in support of the second , that the rules governing behaviour changed . |
| 2 | But they merit special emphasis in the approach to be adopted to the construction of a statute , such as the Financial Services Act 1986 , which in some respects introduced radical new solutions for old problems . |
| 3 | It did suggest that the principles of confidentiality should be preserved for a period of fifteen years instead of thirty , but that there should be no new machinery for enforcement since offenders would carry the risk of social and political sanctions , and , of course , if they came within the rubric of any existing legal restraint , such as the Official Secrets Act , they would run the risk of legal proceedings . |
| 4 | this time in promoting a Private Members ' Bill , which came to the statute book as the Civic Amenities Act , 1967 . |
| 5 | Despite the volume of complaints about the Financial Services Act , the regulation of the eurobond market in London is relatively light . |
| 6 | It was the persuasion of the Vice Society that led Lord Chancellor Campbell to push through the Obscene Publications Act of 1857 , an Act which was to remain in force for a hundred years , and this was followed by the establishment of the first ( and short-lived ) Obscene Publications police squad in London . |
| 7 | Less worried than Kennedy by the inevitable opposition of southern white politicians , Johnson plunged into the fray and pressed through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the face of prolonged southern senatorial opposition . |
| 8 | In summary then , the method of control over businesses offering investment advice is one whereby Parliament through the Financial Services Act has delegated power to the Secretary of State who has in turn delegated most of his rule-making responsibilities to the SIB . |
| 9 | Building Societies also provide a broader range of services and have moved into areas traditionally viewed as the province of the banks , more so after the recent ‘ liberalisation ’ of their activities through the Financial Services Act ( 1987 ) . |
| 10 | Each of these three events involved the legal process or changes in the law , and as such inevitably make the censorship issue in libraries less localized than it used to be even after the Obscene Publications Act of 1959 . |
| 11 | The EAT is the indirect successor to the National Industrial Relations Court which was so unloved by trades unions that it could not survive in its original form the repeal of the Industrial Relations Act 1971 . |
| 12 | The CBI , and large companies in particular , refused to use the new powers of the Industrial Relations Act for fear of stirring up even more trouble , leaving them for smaller maverick employers to exploit , and discredit , in highly contentious situations . |
| 13 | The ‘ social contract ’ arrangements , whereby the Labour leadership hoped to secure voluntary wage restraint in exchange for the repeal of the Industrial Relations Act , food subsidies , a rent freeze and other measures , were developing in somewhat shaky manner . |
| 14 | Assuming the tribunal would not be so careless as to make such an oversight , it is submitted that if it did consider that the words ’ conduct of the employee ‘ in Sec 24 of the Industrial Relations Act , 1971 ( now Schedule 1 Para 6 ( 2 ) of the 1974 Trade Union and Labour Relations Act ) were impliedly qualified by something like ‘ in the course of his employment ’ , it was quite wrong . |
| 15 | In the 1972 pay negotiations , for example , the government ignored BR 's advice for appeasement and ‘ demanded a hawkish response ’ , invoking the powers of the Industrial Relations Act 1971 to force a compulsory strike ballot ( Gourvish 1986 : 559–60 ; Bagwell 1982 : 250 – 67 ) . |
| 16 | The Housing of the Working Classes Act , 1890 , unified previous housing legislation and remained the principal Housing Act until the consolidating Act of 1925 . |
| 17 | Local trade unionists and labour ( ILP ) activists organized themselves in an effort to force the local authority , which was dominated by ‘ urban capitalists ’ ( housing landlords , builders , estate agents and others who derived their living from private rented housing ) , to implement its powers under the 1890 Housing of the Working Classes Act . |
| 18 | This may be a consequence of the precedents of the Disabled Persons Act 1986 which is acknowledged within the NHS and Community Care Act . |
| 19 | The Mental Health Act Commission found in 1987 that the requirements of section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 , which made after-care for those compulsorily detained the joint responsibility of health and social services , were not consistently fulfilled ( Secretary of State for Social Services , 1987 ) , while section 7 of the Disabled Persons Act 1986 , which required after-care to be provided for all those who had been in hospital for more than six months , was never implemented . |
| 20 | Stell 's owner , Gary Morrison , had complied with all the other requirements of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 , and had registered , insured , tattooed and electronically tagged his pet , but the court in Bristol stated that they had ‘ no option ’ but to order the destruction of the dog . |
| 21 | During recent reporting of The Dangerous Dogs Act , I often spoke up on behalf of dogs that many people might otherwise have had put down — I think the owners are at fault for not acting responsibly . |
| 22 | It is important to note , before going on to look at the main body of legislation in detail , that prior to 1980 , when insider dealing first became a statutory offence ( by virtue of Part V of the 1980 Companies Act ) , the legislative means of curtailing the practice was limited to disclosure provisions contained in general companies legislation . |
| 23 | The second version of the Insolvent Debtors Act did not prevent anyone who mismanaged his finances , or who was commendably cautious but overwhelmed by catastrophe , from being forced to spend two months in prison . |
| 24 | The passing of the Insolvent Debtors Act in August 1844 ( 7 & 8 Victoria cap 96 ) , abolishing imprisonment for debts of less than £20 , however , was widely welcomed . |
| 25 | In a recent case , section 54(13) of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 was used successfully against two men who were kissing and cuddling at a bus stop in Oxford Street at 1.55 a.m . |
| 26 | On 26 November 1830 , hungry , cold , sickly and tied to their parish by the restrictions of the Poor Removals Act , the destitute of Combsburgh rose in an outbreak of physical violence . |
| 27 | He supported Josephine Butler [ q.v. ] in her campaign for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act , and also supported female suffrage and reform of the House of Lords . |
| 28 | The degree and meaning of prostitution was an important issue in itself ( one estimate would have made prostitution the fourth largest female occupation ) but more important , given the double standard , was the reservoir of venereal disease especially syphilis , that it was perceived as constituting , a threat particularly to the efficiency of the armed services , and it was concern over this that led to the passing of the Contagious Diseases Acts ( in 1864 , 1866 , 1869 ) . |
| 29 | The working of the Contagious Diseases Acts themselves also served to mobilise many a radical working man against the exploitation of working-class women , and an important alliance developed between this radicalism and feminists , which had the additional effect of providing for the latter a social support which enhanced their authority within the repeal movement . |
| 30 | One of the effects of the Contagious Diseases Acts was to define more sharply the categories of acceptable social and sexual behaviour . |