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enabling statute — n: a statute that confers (as to an administrative agency) the power or authority to engage in conduct not previously allowed Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enabling statute … Law dictionary
enabling statute — Term applied to any statute enabling persons or corporations, or agencies to do what before they could not. It is applied to statutes which confer new powers. See also enabling clause. The English Act of 32 Henry VIII, c. 28, by which tenants in… … Black's law dictionary
enabling statute — Term applied to any statute enabling persons or corporations, or agencies to do what before they could not. It is applied to statutes which confer new powers. See also enabling clause. The English Act of 32 Henry VIII, c. 28, by which tenants in… … Black's law dictionary
statute — stat·ute / sta chüt/ n [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1: a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory law … Law dictionary
statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… … Black's law dictionary
enabling act — See enabling statute … Black's law dictionary
enabling act — See enabling statute … Black's law dictionary
enabling clause — n. A clause in a statute that gives the proper officials the power to enforce it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. enabling clause A pro … Law dictionary
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 — Infobox AU Legislation short title=Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 parliament=Parliament of Australia long title=An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of certain Commonwealth Legislation, to obviate Delays occurring in its Passage,… … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster 1931 — The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (22 23 Geo. V c. 4, December 11, 1931) which established a status of legislative equality between the self governing dominions of the British Empire and the United… … Wikipedia
