Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] act " in BNC.

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1 A White Paper of July 1937 had stated it to be the government 's aim further to reduce the price of liquid milk to local authorities in order to improve distribution ; throughout 1938 there were discussions within the Board of Education , and in July 1939 a Milk Industry Act was passed .
2 Wartime expansion of milk consumption took place for a third reason that related more to specific practical problems than to a new attitude on the part of policy-makers : simply , the disruptions of wartime made it virtually impossible to implement the pre-war means test criteria , such as the definition of a ‘ necessitous ’ child eligible for free milk , or the distinguishing of those children receiving cheap milk for the under-fives under section 2 of the 1939 Milk Industry Act .
3 The Court of Appeal has held that an offence can be committed under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 by the unauthorised use of one computer .
4 The DTI survey found a reluctance to use available laws , such as the Computer Misuse Act , to pursue computer criminals .
5 This follows the publication of a DTI report , prepared by Coopers & Lybrand , which cites lack of awareness of the Computer Misuse Act and difficulty in identifying reliable expert advice as the main barrier to companies bringing cases forward .
6 The Court of Appeal recently decided that an offence can be committed under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 by the unauthorised use of one computer ( see Attorney-General 's Reference ( No 1 of 1991 ) [ 1992 ] 3 WLR 432 ) .
7 The respondent was tried for an offence contrary to s 2(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 , having secured unauthorised access to a computer in contravention of s 1(1) of the 1990 Act with intent to commit a further offence of false accounting .
8 If the courts were to limit the offences to circumstances in which another computer was also involved , there would be nothing in the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to cover industrial espionage or obtaining other confidential security information stored in a company 's computer .
9 Crime — Computer misuse — Unauthorised access — Person using one computer to obtain from it unauthorised benefit — Whether unauthorised use of single computer within statute — ‘ Access to any program or data held in any computer ’ — Computer Misuse Act 1990 ( c. 18 ) , ss. 1(1) , 2(1)
10 He was tried on , inter alia , a count charging an offence contrary to section 2(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990by securing unauthorised access to a computer , in contravention of section 1(1) of the Act of 1990 , with intent to commit a further offence of false accounting .
11 ‘ The point of law referred for consideration by the court is : in order for a person to commit an offence under section 1(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 does the computer which the person causes to perform any function with the required intent have to be a different computer to the one into which he intends to secure unauthorised access to any program or data held there ?
12 Statement of Offence : Securing unauthorised access to a computer with intent to commit a further offence , contrary to section 2(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 .
13 ‘ Particulars of Offence [ The respondent ] on 17 September 1990 secured unauthorised access to a computer in contravention of section 1(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 with intent to commit a further offence , namely , false accounting contrary to section 17(1) ( a ) of the Theft Act 1968 .
14 ‘ In order for a person to commit an offence under section 1(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 does the computer which the person causes to perform any function with the required intent have to be a different computer from the one into which he intends to secure unauthorised access to any program or data held therein ?
15 [ His Lordship set out the indictment , ante , pp. 433F — 434A , and continued : ] It is necessary to refer to the terms of the relevant sections of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 .
16 The computer misuse act is aimed at criminal activity , it was primarily aimed at people who either hack into other computers or misuse the computers that are in front of them .
17 Unauthorised access is a criminal offence under The Computer Misuse Act 1990 .
18 Bedworth , now 19 , is facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act , 1990 .
19 Bedworth , of North Parade , Ilkley , West Yorkshire , denies three charges under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 .
20 Bedworth and two other men are charged with a number of offences under the Computer Misuse Act .
21 Bedworth , now studying artificial intelligence at Edinburgh University , denies three conspiracy charges under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 alleging unauthorised modification of computer information , securing unauthorised access to computer information and obtaining telegraphic services unlawfully .
22 But late one night in April 1991 , Paul was arrested at his home and charged under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 .
23 In Saddleworth Urban District Council v Aggregate and Sand Ltd. it was held that lack of finance was not a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with a nuisance order under s.94 of the Public Health Act 1936 , in respect of an abatement notice served under s.1 of The Noise Abatement Act 1960 and s.93 of the 1936 Act .
24 Since nationalisation under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1964 , the exploitation of all coal reserves within the United Kingdom has been brought under public control .
25 With few exceptions , the rights to coal in Great Britain are vested in the British Coal Corporation by the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 .
26 Furthermore , there is a general permission for any development in connection with coal industry activities ( as defined in section 63 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 ) and carried out in the immediate vicinity of a pithead .
27 With regard to flood defences , the Regional Council has no powers under the Coast Protection Act for this area .
28 ‘ The Ministry of Transport became the highway authority for 4459 miles of main roads , by the Trunk Roads Act of 1936 , and for another 3685 by that of 1946 ’ ( Lipman 1949:210 ) .
29 It was not until the Trunk Roads Act , 1936 that anything like a national roads strategy was suggested , with a rational division of roads into four : Trunk , Class I , Class II and unclassified — and even then Britain declined to embark on motorway building , in sharp contrast to Germany 's autobahns and Italy 's autostrada .
30 By 1960 , recognition that the pollution problem associated with motor vehicles had reached nationwide significance was highlighted by the enactment of the Motor Vehicle Exhaust Study Act ( the Schrenk Act ) .
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