unreferenced date May 2009 In the United Kingdom , ReformAct is a generic term used for legislation concerning electoral matters. It is most commonly used for laws passed to enfranchise new groups of voters and to redistribute seats in the British House of Commons . The periodic redrawing of constituency boundaries is now dealt with by a permanent Boundary Commissions United Kingdom Boundary Commission in each part of the United Kingdom, rather than by a ReformAct . Some people in Britain, mostly associated with the Liberal Democrats , have called for a new Great ReformAct to introduce electoral changes they favour. These would include lowering the minimum voting age to 16 and introducing proportional representation . ReformAct may refer to ReformAct 1832 , which gave representation to previously underrepresented urban areas and extended the qualifications for voting ReformAct 1867 , which widened the franchise and adjusted representation to be more equitable Ballot Act 1872 sometimes called the ReformAct of 1872 , which introduced the secret ballot Image VotingbyGender.PNG right 300px Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 sometimes called the ReformAct of 1883 , which introduced campaign spending limits ReformAct 1884 , which allowed people in counties to vote on the same basis as those in towns. Home ownership was the only qualification ReformAct 1885 , which split most multi member constituencies into multiple single member ones Representation of the People Act 1918 ReformAct 1918 , which abolished property qualifications for men and introduced limited female suffrage ReformAct 1928 , which widened suffrage by giving women electoral equality with men Category British laws Category History of the United Kingdom Category Politics of the United Kingdom Category United Kingdom constitution es ReformAct sv Reformbill ... more details
Comprehensive Immigration ReformAct may refer to Comprehensive Immigration ReformAct of 2006 S. 2611 Comprehensive Immigration ReformAct of 2007 S. 1348 disambig ... more details
Education ReformAct may refer to Education ReformAct 1988 in the UK Kentucky Education ReformAct , 1990 Massachusetts Education ReformAct of 1993 disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
The Regulatory ReformAct may refer to either of two Act of Parliament Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Regulatory ReformAct 2001 2001 c. 6 Legislative and Regulatory ReformAct 2006 2006 c. 51 See also List of regulatory reform orders disambig ... more details
The Patent ReformAct may refer to The Patent ReformAct of 2005 , an unenacted bill introduced in the 109th United States Congress The Patent ReformAct of 2007 , an unenacted bill introduced in the 110th United States Congress The Patent ReformAct of 2009 , an unenacted bill introduced in the 111th United States Congress The Patent ReformAct of 2011 , a bill introduced in the 112th United States Congress disambig ... more details
Welfare ReformAct is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to social security benefits. An Act with this short title may have been known as a Welfare Reform Bill during its passage through Parliament. List United Kingdom Welfare ReformAct 2007 Welfare ReformAct 2009 United States The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act seems to be referred to as the Welfare ReformAct of 1996 See also List of short titles UK legislation Statute stub Category Law in the United Kingdom Category United States federal legislation ... more details
The Sentencing ReformAct was a U.S. federal statute that totally revamped the system of sentencing federal defendants. It abolished federal parole and established the United States Sentencing Commission . References reflist External links http www.enotes.com major acts congress sentencing reformact Sentencing ReformAct 1984 Category United States federal criminal legislation Category Penal system in the United States US fed statute stub ... more details
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Infobox UK Legislation short title The Regulatory ReformAct 2001 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to enable provision to be made for the purpose of reforming legislation which has the effect of imposing burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of any activity and to enable codes of practice to be made with respect to the enforcement of restrictions, requirements or conditions ... history The Regulatory ReformAct 2001 c.6 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It replaced the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 . It removed some of the constraints on Deregulation Order s under the 1994 Act, by providing wider powers for government ministers to make a Regulatory Reform Order by statutory instrument . The Act was introduced to the House ... 2001. It passed its Report Stage and Third Reading on 5 April 2001. Under the 2001 Act, a government minister can make a Regulatory Reform Order to reform legislation which has the effect of imposing burdens , with a view to removing or reducing the regulatory burdens. The Act can only be used to reform .... Between enactment in April 2001 and July 2005, the Act was used to pass 27 Regulatory Reform .... The Act has been largely replaced Legislative and Regulatory ReformAct 2006 . The Act expands ... reform orders References reflist External links http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2001 20010006.htm Text of the Act , from the Office of Public Sector Information . http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2001 en ukpgaen 20010006 en 1 Explanatory notes to the Act, from Office of Public Sector Information . http www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk regulation reformact developments.asp Developments since enactment from ... commencement 10 April 2001 ref The Act came into force on the date of royal assent because no other ... burdens are removed although, unlike the 1994 Act, new burdens can also be imposed where proportional ... Houses of Parliament. However, they are not debated on the floor of either chamber, unlike a Bill. The Act ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation short title The Welfare ReformAct 2009 ref This short title is given by section 62 of the Act. ref parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to amend the law relating to social security to make provision enabling disabled people to be given greater control over the way in which certain public services are provided for them to amend the law relating to child support to make provision about the registration of births and for connected purposes. statute book chapter 2009 c. 24 introduced by territorial extent royal assent 12 November 2009 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2009 ukpga 20090024 en 1 activeTextDocId 3633282 legislation history http services.parliament.uk bills 2008 09 welfarereform.html The Welfare ReformAct 2009 c. 24 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It reforms the law relating to social security benefits. See also Welfare ReformAct References Halsbury s Statutes , reflist External links UK SLD 3633282 the Welfare ReformAct 2009 OPSI http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2009 ukpga 20090024 en 1 the Welfare ReformAct 2009 http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2009 en ukpgaen 20090024 en 1 Explanatory notes , and http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2009 en ukpgaencs 20090024 en.pdf correction slip therto, to the Welfare ReformAct 2009 from the Office of Public Sector Information. UK legislation statute stub UK law stub Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2009 ... more details
The Bankruptcy ReformAct of 1978 USPL 95 598 , USStat 92 2549 , November 6, 1978 is a United States Act of Congress regulating Bankruptcy . The current Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 1978 by 101 of the Act which generally became effective on October 1, 1979. The current Code completely replaced the former Bankruptcy Act of 1898 , sometimes called the Nelson ActAct of July 1, 1898, ch. 541, USStat 30 544 . The current Code has been since 1978. See, e.g. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 . This Act Prohibits employment discrimination against anyone who has declared bankruptcy. See also Bankruptcy Act US fed statute stub Category United States bankruptcy legislation Category United States federal financial legislation ... more details
orphan date December 2009 The 1983 Land ReformAct was an act of Mauritania n law dealing with land tenure in Mauritania. ref name Mauritania Land tenure http lcweb2.loc.gov cgi bin query r?frd cstdy field DOCID mr0086 Mauritania Land tenure , Library of Congress , June 1988, Retrieved on June 11, 2008. ref The underlying first cause of the act was the state s inherent and overriding interest in land development. According to the act, the government could grant title for parcels of undeveloped land which apparently included fallow land to whoever pledged to improve it and at the same time possessed requisite resources. Although the economic necessity of the act was beyond question, the social costs of appropriating valuable Senegal River Basin land hypothetically controlled by blacks and redistributing it to wealthy Maures from farther north proved difficult to conduct. ref name Mauritania Land tenure References Reflist External links Library of Congress Category Mauritanian law Category 1983 in law Land ReformAct Category 1983 in Mauritania Land ReformAct mauritania stub statute stub ... more details
The Patent ReformAct of 2009 S. 515 S. 610 H.R. 1260 was a set of proposals introduced in the 111th ... ReformAct of 2009 . March 3, 2009 ref ref name three Rick Merritt, EE Times, http www.eetimes.com ... work Legislation publisher GovTrack.us quote Patent ReformAct of 2009 ref Representative John Conyers ... previously proposed legislation including the Patent ReformAct of 2007 and the Patent Reform ... reform bill date April 2, 2009 accessdate 2009 08 23 ref The Patent ReformAct of 2009 represents ... in the Senate on March 9, 2011. Proposed changes The Patent ReformAct of 2009 was similar to the acts ... rule making authority. Patent infringement litigation The Patent ReformAct of 2009 proposed to give ... patent 2009 03 patent reformact of 2009.html Patent ReformAct of 2009 . March 3, 2009 ref ... ref name twentytwo ref name twentythree First to file All versions of the Patent ReformAct of 2009 ... another inventor. ref name one Additional proposed changes The Patent ReformAct of 2009 proposed additional ... that the partial harmonization that would be effected by the Patent ReformAct has very little economic ... cite web last Paul first Ryan title Patent examiners voice opposition to Patent ReformAct url http ... ReformAct. POPA, which represents thousands of patent examiners, contends that provisions ... Tobak, CNET, http news.cnet.com 8301 13555 3 9941241 34.html Patent ReformAct stalls in the Senate ... ReformAct of 2009 accessdate Mar 18, 2009 author date March 3, 2009 work Pdf publisher Software and Information ... reflist DEFAULTSORT Patent ReformAct Of 2009 Category United States patent law Category 111th ... cgi bin getdoc.cgi?dbname 111 cong bills&docid f s515is.txt.pdf The Patent Reform Bill ref Senators ... take up Patent Reform . February 9, 2009. ref ref cite web url http www.govtrack.us congress bill.xpd ... 111th Congress 2009 date Mar 3, 2009 work Legislation publisher GovTrack.us quote Patent ReformAct of 2009 ref Senator Jon Kyl introduced another bill, S. 610, on March 17, 2009. ref cite web url ... more details
Image ReformAct 1832.jpg 250px thumb First page of the ReformAct 1832 Image Detail House of Commons.JPG ... London National Portrait Gallery commemorates the passing of the Great ReformAct in 1832. It depicts ... Act 1832 , commonly known as the ReformAct 1832 , was an Act of Parliament 2 & 3 Will. IV ... . Calls for reform had been mooted long before 1832, but perennially without success. The Act ... of the People Act 1832 2 & 3 Wm. IV, c. 45 . The Act only applied in England and Wales separate reform bills were passed in the same year for Scottish ReformAct 1832 Scotland and Irish ReformAct ... of the People Ireland Act 1832 2 & 3 Wm. IV, c. 88 . ref Other reform measures were passed later during the 19th century as a result, the ReformAct 1832 is sometimes called the First , or Great ReformAct . The unreformed House of Commons Main Unreformed House of Commons Composition Image ... but was disenfranchised prior to the ReformAct in 1821. ref Finally the parliamentarians ... to the Great ReformAct. A large number of House of Commons constituencies, especially those with small .... ref Passage of the ReformAct First Reform Bill File Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Project ... Society celebrating the passing of the Act. The ReformAct s chief objective was the reduction ... to two days. Formerly, polls could remain open for up to forty days. The ReformAct did not affect ... were carried out by the Scottish ReformAct 1832 Scottish ReformAct and the Irish ReformAct 1832 Irish ReformAct . Scotland received eight additional seats, and Ireland received five thus keeping ... beginning with the passage of the ReformAct. Local Conservative Associations educated the local ... in the 1830s. ref Matthew Cragoe, The Great ReformAct and the Modernization of British Politics ..., 650,000 Englishmen possessed the franchise, meaning that the ReformAct enlarged the electorate by more ... legislative bar to women voting. Most of the pocket borough s abolished by the ReformAct belonged ... more details
unreferenced date December 2008 The Scottish ReformAct 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide ranging changes to the election laws of Scotland . The act was passed at approximately the same time as the ReformAct 1832 , which applied to England and Wales . The chief architects of the act were Francis Jeffrey and Henry Cockburn . It was subsequently given the official short title of the Representation of the People Scotland Act 1832. The act did not substantially change the method in which the Scottish counties elected members of Parliament. As a general rule the counties each continued to elect one member. However before the Act six small counties elected an MP only in alternate Parliaments. This arrangement was ended, but a different solution was adopted for each pair of counties. Clackmannanshire and Kinross shire UK Parliament constituency Clackmannanshire and Kinross shire became a single constituency. Buteshire UK Parliament constituency Buteshire and Caithness UK Parliament constituency Caithness shire were given a separate MP in every Parliament. Cromartyshire UK Parliament constituency Cromartyshire and Nairnshire UK Parliament constituency Nairnshire were each united with a different neighbouring county, to form Ross and Cromarty UK Parliament constituency Ross and Cromarty , and Elginshire and Nairnshire UK Parliament constituency Elginshire and Nairnshire . Edinburgh UK Parliament constituency Edinburgh and Glasgow UK Parliament constituency Glasgow now had two MPs Aberdeen UK Parliament constituency Aberdeen , Dundee UK Parliament constituency Dundee , Greenock UK Parliament constituency Greenock , Paisley UK Parliament constituency Paisley and Perth UK Parliament constituency Perth one each. The remaining burghs combined in District of burghs districts to elect 18 MPs, much as before but now individual votes were added up among burghs across the constituency ... as the burgh for other purposes. UK electoral reform Category 1832 in law Category 1832 in Scotland ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation short title The Police ReformAct 2002 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make new provision about the supervision, administration, functions and conduct of police forces, police officers and other persons serving with, or carrying out functions in relation to, the police to amend police powers and to provide for the exercise of police powers by persons who are not police officers to amend the law relating to anti social behaviour orders to amend the law relating to sex offender orders and for connected purposes. statute book chapter 2002 c.30 introduced by territorial extent United Kingdom, but most of the Act only extends to England and Wales royal assent 24 July 2002 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status Current original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2002 ukpga 20020030 en 1 activeTextDocId 112639 legislation history The Police ReformAct 2002 c.30 is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Amongst the provisions of the Act are the creation of the role of Police Community Support Officer , who have some police powers whilst not being sworn in constables, and the ability for Chief Constable s to confer a more limited range of police powers on other non sworn in individuals as part of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme s. Section 59 Section 59 of the Act is a common tool now used by police officers and Police Community Support ... References reflist 2 External links UK SLD 112639 Police ReformAct 2002 http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2002 en ukpgaen 20020030 en 1 Explanatory note to the Act from the Office of Public Sector Information ... ref name S59 PRA 2002 http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2002 30 section 59 section 59, Police ReformAct 2002 ref causing, or likely to cause alarm, distress or annoyance to the public, and contravening ... road driving driving other than a road of the Road Traffic Act 1988 . Vehicles should be issued with a warning ... more details
The Labor ReformAct of 1977 was a proposed United States Act of Congress that never came into force. It would have altered the labor legislation to bring it in line with modern developments and international standards, by removing obstacles from employers to unions formation in the workplace. kd807 Overview The 1977 Act would have made the following changes. amended the National Labor Relations Act to increase the size of the National Labor Relations Board to seven members and the terms of Board members to seven years. directed the Board to issue rules to protect specified rights of employee and labor organizations, facilitate the resolution voter eligibility disputes, and govern elections in cases in which an appeal had not been decided before the date of election. created faster elections where a majority of members of a bargaining unit sought recognition of a union or de certification of an existing union. specified damages where there was an unlawful refusal to bargain prior to entry into a first bargaining contract. provided for expedited consideration and relief from certain alleged unfair labor practices which resulted in a deprivation of employment. denied, for up to three years public contracts to persons willfully violating final orders regarding unfair labor practices. See also Employee Free Choice Act US labor law UK labour law Notes refs 2 Category Labor law of the United States ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation short title The Welfare ReformAct 2007 ref This short title is given by section 71 of the Act. ref parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make provision about social security to amend the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 and for connected purposes. statute ... pa pabills 200607 welfare reform.htm The Welfare ReformAct 2007 c.5 is a Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which alters the British social security system ... particular difficulties in returning to work. See also Welfare ReformAct References Reflist External links http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2007 20070005.htm Official text of the Welfare ReformAct ... acts2007 en ukpgaen 20070005 en 1 Explanatory notes to the Welfare ReformAct 2007 from the Office of Public Sector Information. UK SLD 3339981 the Welfare ReformAct 2007 Parliamentary documents and debates ... made under the act specified that section 31 came into force on 1 November 2007. The green paper ... s objectives for the Act, as stated in the green paper were to Reach 80 employment amongst all .... Provisions, aims and criticisms of the Act The Act is wide ranging and affects a large swathe of the population .... Currently housing benefit is sent directly to landlords, not the tenants. The Act will change ... who may find the new responsibility difficult or impossible to fulfil . The Act also introduces ... and or the tenants can be evicted. Abolition of Incapacity Benefit The Act replaces Incapacity ... included proposals for welfare reform 25 June 2001 http www.theyworkforyou.com debates ?id 2005 11 22c.1389.1 Commons debate on Welfare Reform and Incapacity Benefit pressure is increasing for the release ... on the Welfare Reform Green Paper 24 January 2006 http www.publications.parliament.uk pa cm200506 ... public welfarereformw.doc site .uk 22parliamentary briefing 22 22welfare reform bill 22&hl ... Welfare Reform 2nd.pdf Age Concern parliamentary briefing 24 July 2006 PDF http www.citizensadvice.org.uk ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation short title Representation of the People Ireland Act 1832 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to amend the representation of the people in Ireland statute book chapter 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 88 introduced by territorial extent Ireland royal assent commencement repeal date amendments related legislation Parliamentary Boundaries Ireland Act 1832 , ReformAct 1832 , Scottish ReformAct 1832 repealing legislation Electoral Act 1963 status Repealed original text activeTextDocId legislation history The Irish ReformAct 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide ranging changes to the election laws of Ireland . The act was passed at approximately the same time as the ReformAct 1832 , which applied to England and Wales . The chief architects of the act were Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey Francis Jeffrey and Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn Henry Cockburn . From 1 January 1801, Ireland had been represented in the House of Commons by 100 members. Each of the thirty two counties returned two MPs as did the Boroughs of Dublin City UK Parliament constituency Dublin City , County Dublin and Cork City UK Parliament constituency Cork City , County Cork. Thirty one other Boroughs and Dublin University UK Parliament constituency Dublin University sent one MP to Westminster. The 1832 legislation slightly changed some boundaries of Borough constituencies. More significantly it conferred a second seat on the Boroughs of Belfast UK Parliament constituency Belfast , County Antrim Galway Borough UK Parliament constituency Galway Borough , County Galway Limerick City UK Parliament constituency Limerick City , County Limerick and Waterford City UK Parliament ... and 40 shilling freeholders could vote. The number of Borough voters before the Reform Acts varied ... to be considerable differences in electorates after the Reform legislation. The range ... UK Parliament constituency Dublin City , County Dublin 7,008 2 seats UK electoral reform UK legislation ... more details
The Tax ReformAct of 1976 was passed by the United States Congress in September of 1976 , and signed into law by President of the United States President Gerald Ford on October 4, 1976, becoming USPL 94 455 . The act increased the percentage standard deduction to 16 2,800 max and minimum standard deduction to 2,100 joint returns . The general tax credit max of 35 capita or 2 of 9,000 income was temporarily extended and small business tax rates were temporarily lowered through 1977 . The act delayed the decrease in the investment tax credit through 1980 , expanded the individual minimum tax, and increased the long term capital gains holding period from 6 months to 1 year. A unified rate schedule for the estate and gift taxes with a 175,000 exemption was created. Capital Gains The previous major tax legislation Tax ReformAct of 1969 had established a 10 minimum tax and while it had left long term capital gains under 50,000 to continue to qualify for the 25 percent alternative capital gains tax rate, it increased the rate on gains over 50,000 to 29.5 percent in 1970, 32.5 percent in 1971, and 35 percent one half the 70 percent top tax rate applicable to ordinary income in 1972 and later years. This Act increased the minimum tax rate to 15 . ref http www.urban.org publications 1000519.html ref The Act also increased the holding period defining long term capital gains, which receive preferential tax treatment, from six months to one year. ref http www.archive.org stream generalexplanati00jcs3376 generalexplanati00jcs3376 djvu.txt ref Inflation adjusted numbers http minneapolisfed.org Research data us calc index.cfm Corrected for inflation by CPI border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 width 500 bgcolor lightgrey 1976 dollars 2008 dollars 35 align right 132 2,100 align right 7,957 2,800 align right 10,609 9,000 align right 34,101 175,000 align right 663,093 References reflist US tax acts Category United States federal taxation legislation Category 1976 in law ... more details
the bill, only one million of the five million adult males in England and Wales could vote the act doubled that number. In its final form, the ReformAct of 1867 enfranchised all male householders ... Party UK Conservative Party . Background For many years after the ReformAct 1832 Great ReformAct of 1832 , governments had resisted attempts to push through further reform, and in particular ... was thus defeated and the Liberal government of Russell resigned. Birth of the Second ReformAct The Conservatives ... Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1867 cs Reformn z kon 1867 fr ReformAct de 1867 zh 1867 ru ...Image PunchDizzyReformBill.png 250px thumb Contemporary cartoon of Disraeli outpacing Gladstone. The ReformAct 1867 also known as the Second ReformAct , and formally titled as the Representation of the People Act 1867 , 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102, was a piece of List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom ... electoral reform. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell Lord John Russell attempted this in 1860, but the Prime ... reform. When Palmerston died in 1865, however, the floodgates for reform were opened. In 1866, Prime Minister Earl Russell as he became introduced a Reform Bill. It was a cautious measure, which proposed ... on the other were pro reform Liberals who supported the Government. The Adullamites, though ... Party . The Adullamites were anti reform, as were the Conservatives, but the Adullamites declined ... more influence from an independent position. Despite the fact that he had blocked the Liberal Reform Bill, in February 1867, Disraeli introduced his own Reform Bill into the House of Commons. By this time the attitude of many in the country had ceased to be apathetic regarding Reform. Huge meetings ... class were respectable had persuaded many that there should be a Reform Bill. The Conservative .... The Reform League , agitating for universal suffrage , became much more active and organized demonstrations ... Walpole , was forced to resign. File Reform bill1867punchJohn Tenniel into the dark125.png thumb ... more details
nofootnotes date September 2008 The Constitutional ReformAct 2005 c.4 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It provides for a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to take over the existing role of the Law Lords and some powers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council , and remove the functions of Speaker of the House of Lords and Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales from the office of Lord Chancellor . Full title The long title of the Act is cquote2 An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office to establish a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and to abolish the appellate ... body responsible for appointing judges. The Constitutional ReformAct realized the hopes of the Law ... UK SLD 1974190 the Constitutional ReformAct 2005 OPSI http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2005 ukpga 20050004 en 1 the Constitutional ReformAct 2005 http www.parliament.uk business publications research ... Council Category Supreme Court of the United Kingdom it Constitutional ReformAct 2005 ms Akta Pindaan ... caused much controversy and the Lords made amendments to it. The final Act keeps the post of Lord ... 2005, and received Royal Assent on 24 March. Changes resulting from the Act The Act contains provisions which reform several institutions of the United Kingdom. The document is divided into three parts the first concerns the reform of the office of Lord Chancellor, the second is about the new Supreme ... is the main subject of the Act and it had consequences for the House of Lords and the office of Lord ... report on the work and it must be presented to both Houses of Parliament s.51 . In the third part of the Act ... 2009. Motivation The office of Lord Chancellor was reformed to remove his ability to act as both ... . The reform was motivated by concerns that the historical admixture of legislative, judicial ..., which includes a section on constitutional reform in the UK http www.parliament.uk documents upload ... more details
NPOV date March 2011 Disputed date March 2011 Infobox NZ legislation short title Prostitution ReformAct long title introduced by administered by Ministry of Justice date passed 25 June 2003 royal assent commencement amendments related legislation Massage Parlours Act 1978 status Current The Prostitution ReformAct 2003 is an Act of Parliament that decriminalised prostitution in New Zealand . It has attracted international attention, although its reception has been mixed. An article in The Economist suggested the decriminalisation was promising as a success story for liberals, and cited two women from the UK Women s Institute who thought the New Zealand system was fairer for prostitutes than the systems they had seen in other countries. ref cite news title Policing prostitution The oldest conundrum work The Economist date 30 October 2008 url http www.economist.com displayStory.cfm?story id 12516582 accessdate 4 August 2009 ref On the other hand the decriminalisation has been criticised, both nationally ref name mcc cite web url http www.scoop.co.nz stories AK1005 S00168.htm title Council promotes Bill against street prostitution last Manukau City Council date 20 May 2009 work Scoop website Scoop publisher Scoop News accessdate 4 October 2010 ref ref http www.nzarh.org.nz journal 2004v77n2win.pdf Paul Litterick The Open Society, Winter 2004 77 2 7 ref ref http www.infonews.co.nz news.cfm?l 84&t 99&id 36454 ref ref http www.nzherald.co.nz drug abuse news article.cfm?c id 181&objectid 10555259 ref ref name humanitarianchronicle.com http www.humanitarianchronicle.com 2008 05 nz ... act public 2003 0028 latest DLM197815.html Prostitution ReformAct 2003 text of the Act ... 4 October 2010 ref The Act repealed the Massage Parlours Act 1978 and the associated regulations. ref http www.legislation.govt.nz act public 2003 0028 latest DLM198310.html Prostitution ReformAct 2003 , Part 4 Miscellaneous provisions ref See also Prostitution in New Zealand linked in text ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation short title Education ReformAct 1988 parliament United Kingdom Parliament long title An Act to amend the law relating to education. statute book chapter 1988 c. 40 introduced by territorial extent Whole act England and Wales ss. 131, 134, 202 205, 207, 214 216, 231, 232, 235 236 and 238 and Sch. 8 and 11 Scotland ss. 208 and 217 1 Northern Ireland amendments of legislation which extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland also extend there royal assent 29 July 1988 commencement Various dates from 29 July 1988 to 1 August 1992 amendments Further and Higher Education Act 1992 , Education Act 1996 related legislation status Amended original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1988 Ukpga 19880040 en 1.htm activeTextDocId 2100398 The Education ReformAct of 1988 is widely regarded as the most important single piece of education legislation in England , Wales and Northern Ireland since the Butler Education Act 1944 . Education in Scotland Scottish education legislation is separate from that of the rest of the UK . It also forms the basis for the United States No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Citation needed date July 2010 The main provisions of the Education ReformAct are as follows Grant maintained school Grant Maintained Schools GMS were introduced. Primary and secondary schools could, under this provision, remove themselves fully from their respective Local Education Authorities and would be completely funded by central government . Secondary schools also had limited selection powers at the age of 11. Local Management of Schools LMS was introduced. This part of the Act allowed all schools to be taken out of the direct financial control of Local Authorities . Financial control would be handed to the headteacher and governors of a school The National Curriculum England, Wales and Northern Ireland National Curriculum NC was introduced. Key Stage s KS were ... provisions ss. 236 4 and 5 Use of the word degree The Act uses a common technique in UK legislation ... more details
The United States Tax ReformAct of 1969 USPL 91 172 was a federal tax law signed by president Richard Nixon in 1969. The largest impact of the act was the creation of the Alternative Minimum Tax , which was intended to tax high income earners otherwise exempt from income taxes through various exemptions and deductions. In addition to the AMT, the act established individual and corporate minimum taxes, established a new tax schedule for single taxpayers, and slightly increased standard deductions and personal exemptions. Summary of provisions The Office of Tax Analysis of the United States Department of the Treasury summarized the tax changes as follows ref cite journal author http www.treasury.gov resource center tax policy Pages default.aspx Office of Tax Analysis publisher United States Department of the Treasury title Revenue Effects of Major Tax Bills year 2003 url http www.treasury.gov resource center tax policy tax analysis Documents ota81.pdf format PDF id Working Paper 81, page 12 accessdate 15 December 2010 ref blockquote phased in increase in personal exemption amount from ... and later years. ref cite book title General explanation of the Tax reformact of 1969, H.R. ... of the Tax reformact of 1969 H.R. 13270 accessdate 2011 01 31 date December 3, 1970 publisher U.S. Government Printing Office location Washington page 7 ref blockquote The Act also included for the first ... very low effective rates. ref cite book title General explanation of the Tax reformact of 1969, H.R. ... of the Tax reformact of 1969 H.R. 13270 accessdate 2011 01 31 date December 3, 1970 publisher ... news show 498.html ref History The Tax ReformAct came into existence by the 91st Congress ... The Act provided a government definition of private foundation USA private foundation for the first time albeit indirectly . ref See IRC section 509 ref Capital Gains The explanation of the Act prepared ... capital gains tax rate. The Act gradually eliminates the alternative tax on long term capital ... more details
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