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Reconstruction era Between 1870 and 1871 Congress passed the Enforcement Acts -- criminal codes that protected blacks' right to vote, hold office, serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws.
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STATUTE Noun. 1. enabling act-a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law. enabling clause. legislative act, statute-an act passed by a legislative body.
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Law enforcement in the United States Law enforcement in the United States is one of three major components of the criminal justice system of the United States, along with courts and corrections.t the federal level, there exist both federal police, who possess full federal authority as given to them under United States Code (U.S.C.), and federal law enforcement agencies, who are authorized to enforce various laws at the federal level.
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Regulatory Agencies: Definition, Role & Impact on Business Regulatory enforcement is the other primary role filled by regulatory agencies. Agencies have a responsibility to monitor businesses to ensure they are complying with regulations. Agencies vary on how they perform their enforcement responsibilities, but we can take a look at a generalized process:
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- Code enforcement is a function local governments perform that citizens consider important for accomplishing community goals, such as protecting property values and the environment. Others view code enforcement as an annoying intrusion into the free use of private property.
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EPA's Compliance and Enforcement Process Protection of public health and the environment. Enforcing environmental laws is a central part of EPA's Strategic Plan to protect human health and the environment. EPA works to ensure compliance with environmental requirements. When warranted, EPA will take civil or criminal enforcement action against violators of environmental laws. Learn more about our enforcement goals.
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police law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws. posse, posse comitatus - a temporary police force. police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; it was an accident, officer.
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User comments for Willow Ugh this name is such a cliche. No-one will take a 'Willow' seriously, because I mean, they're called WILLOW... who on earth thought that Willow would be a nice name for a kid, it's not even a decent tree. And naming a kid after a tree of any kind is really all kinds of wrong in the first place.
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- An enforcement notice is a notice requiring compliance with planning. consent. If the notice is upheld, the penalty for failure to comply is a fine of up to £20,000 on. summary conviction or an unlimited fine on indictment. Enforcement action is discretionary and local planning authorities are told to act.
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Ensuring effective enforcement A local planning authority must have sufficient evidence of the apparent breach of planning control to justify applying for a planning enforcement order (sections 171BA, 171BB and 171BC of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).
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Code enforcement Patrol car of Ordnungsamt Fulda, Germany. Code enforcement, sometimes encompassing law enforcement, is the act of enforcing a set of rules, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and ensuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to behave in a certain way.
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Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act - Enforcement. 1  Procedurally, the Act empowers private parties injured by violations of the Act to sue for treble damages under Section 4 and injunctive relief under Section 16.
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ACT Act A written ordinance or mandate by Congress, Parliament or other legislative body. ACT Cardiology Two clinical trials,
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Controlled Substances Act McFadden v. United States. The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated.
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- This statutory responsibility is set forth in section 215(e) of the Federal Power Act as well as 18 C.F.R. §39.7. Compliance Enforcement is the process by which NERC issues sanctions and ensures mitigation of confirmed violations of mandatory NERC Reliability Standards.
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Fact Sheet - Tobacco Enforcement ATF is the federal law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction over the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to stop tobacco diversion or the interstate transportation, possession and sale of non-state tax paid cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
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Law enforcement agency Law enforcement agency. A law enforcement agency (LEA), in North American English, is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws. Outside North America, such organizations are usually called police services.
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Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 Changes in drug use in the U.S. after 1970 have at times resulted in amendments to the Act. The Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA, is the agency of the federal government responsible for enforcing controlled substance laws, including the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevent and Control Act.
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- Automated Traffic Enforcement. Automated traffic enforcement is the use of technology, such as red light and speed cameras and radar, to enforce traffic safety laws. According to IIHS, most automated traffic enforcement programs are designed to catch drivers who jump red lights, but they are being increasingly used to crack down on speeders.
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Implementation and enforcement of legislation However, the best legislation is one that enforces itself, by the public through mass awareness raising that empowers them to support the law and its implementation. Evaluation of legislation: Evaluation seeks to measure how well a specific law has helped a society to move towards the legislative goals.
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Enabling act An enabling act is a piece of legislation by which a legislative body grants an entity which depends on it for authorization or legitimacy of power to take certain actions.here was an enabling act on 13 October 1923 and an enabling act on 8 December 1923 that would last until the dissolution of the Reichstag on 13 March 1924. Most of them had a temporal limit but only vague thematic limits.
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- antitrust enforcement.4 It provides criminal sanctions as well as civil penalties for conduct constituting monopolization; attempts to monopolize; and contracts, combinations, and conspiracies in re-straint of trade.6 Violations of the Act are felonies.' Individuals convicted under the Sherman Act face two possible punishments: a fine not exceeding $100,000, and/or a jail sentence not exceeding three years.7 Corporate offenders can be fined up to $1,000,000. 8
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protest PROTEST, legislation. A declaration made by one or more members of a legislative body that they do not agree with some act or resolution of the body; it is usual to add the reasons which the protestants have for such a dissent. PROTEST, contracts.
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Capital One Suing â Negotiate with CapOne or Contact Attorney? The main purpose of the Child Support Enforcement Program is to make sure that child support payments are made regularly and in the correct amount. When the other parent doesn't pay the whole amount, or doesn't pay at all, enforcement action is required.
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Implementation and enforcement of legislation Implementation and enforcement of legislation. Implementation of tobacco control legislation needs to be phased in to smooth compliance by the public. Implementation mechanisms should be complemented by mass media campaigns for awareness raising of public, policy-makers, opinion leaders, enforcement agents and the media.
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Espionage Act Law and Legal Definition The Espionage Act is a federal legislature enacted in 1917. The Act criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying and related crimes.The Act prohibits not only spying but also various other activities, including certain kinds of expression.he Act criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying and related crimes. The Act prohibits not only spying but also various other activities, including certain kinds of expression.