Post-Cold War, the aims of GCHQ were set out by the Intelligence Services Act 1994.

** WWII: U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Naval Expansion Act into law, which aims to increase the United States Navy's tonnage by 11 %.

Under the National Parks ( Scotland ) Act 2000, national parks in Scotland have four aims:

The general purpose of the national park authority, as defined in the National Parks ( Scotland ) Act 2000, is to ensure that these aims are " collectively achieved ... in a coordinated way ".

Part 2 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 aims to increase diversity among the judiciary.

Many of the members of the Interstate Commerce Commission ( ICC ) at the time of law's enactment were highly unsympathetic to the aims and provisions of the 4R Act.

* Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act of Canada that aims to counteract the American Helms-Burton Act

Shortly before or after the Dress Act restricting kilt wearing was repealed in 1782, Highland aristocrats set up Highland Societies in Edinburgh and other centres including London and Aberdeen, landowners ' clubs with aims including " Improvements " ( which others would later call the Highland Clearances ).

Tesoro has given over $ 1 million in support of California Proposition 23, which aims to suspend the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.

In May that year, the South London Polytechnics Institutes Act was passed, so that by June 1891 the governing structure and general aims of the new Institute had been created.

Since the election, the UPP have pursued their anti-corruption aims by passing a trio of government legislation: the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Freedom of Information Act and the Integrity in Public Life Act.

Information literacy skills are critical to several of the National Education Goals outlined in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, particularly in the act's aims to increase " school readiness ", " student achievement and citizenship ", and " adult literacy and lifelong learning ".

* The Embargo Act aims at keeping US ships out of European conflicts.

* 1764-65: The Sugar Act and Stamp Act, by which Britain aims to recover revenue from the American colonies, arouses local opposition.

The Child Support Act in the United Kingdom aims to ensure that absent parents pay towards the support of their children.

After the Sexual Offences Act 1967 came into force, the London-based Homosexual Law Reform Society was thought by many to have achieved its aims.

In January 2002, Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, with Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy as chief sponsor, which aims to close the achievement gap, measures student performance, provides options to parents with children in low-performing schools, and targets more federal funding to low-income schools.

The aims of the charity are " to preserve and to renovate reconstruct and operate for the benefit of the people of the County of Norfolk and of the nation at large, whatever of the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist of the permanent way, track, buildings ( including any building as defined in Section 336 ( 1 ) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ), bridges, operating equipment and rolling stock once forming part of or connected with or adjacent to the Great Eastern Railway line running between County School at North Elmham in the County of Norfolk and Wymondham in the County of Norfolk.

The Act aims to clarify the extent of the application of English law in Singapore.

Under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 Transport for London was given powers to consult with the train operators and as such London Rail is therefore more of an enabler than an operator, and has developed partnerships with the Department for Transport ( who are responsible for rail strategy ), Network Rail ( who own the infrastructure ) and the various train operating companies ( who manage the services ) in order to further its aims.

These amendments to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act were designed to help provide for more specialized rehabilitation facilities, for more sheltered and `` half-way '' workshops, for greater numbers of adequately trained personnel, for more comprehensive services to individuals ( particularly to the homebound and the blind ), and for other administrative improvements to increase the program's overall effectiveness.

In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to provide for the giving of notice of strikes or lock-outs to applicants before they are referred to employment.

The United States Congress, in the Ratification Act of 1929, provided that until the Congress shall provide for the Government of the islands of American Samoa all civil, judicial, and military powers shall be vested in such person or persons and exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct.

Congress passed a fourth Reconstruction Act ( again over a veto ) to provide for ratification of each state's constitution by a majority of those voting ( rather than requiring the vote to be all those registered ).

Canadian scholar Richard Toporoski theorised in 1998 that " if, let us say, an alteration were to be made in the United Kingdom to the Act of Settlement 1701, providing for the succession of the Crown ... t is my opinion that the domestic constitutional law of Australia or Papua New Guinea, for example, would provide for the succession in those countries of the same person who became Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

When Stanford was Governor of California, the Legislature passed on April 22, 1863, " An Act to Authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to take and subscribe One Million Dollars to the Capital Stock of the Western Pacific Rail Road Company and the Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California and to provide for the payment of the same and other matters relating thereto " ( which was later amended by Section Five of the " Compromise Act " of April 4, 1864 ).

So far, franchise agreements are covered under two standard commercial laws: the Contract Act 1872 and the Specific Relief Act 1963, which provide for both specific enforcement of covenants in a contract and remedies in the form of damages for breach of contract.

In October James gave orders for the lords lieutenants in the provinces to provide three standard questions to all members of the Commission of the Peace: would they consent to the repeal of the Test Act and the penal laws ; would they assist candidates who would do so ; and they were requested to accept the Declaration of Indulgence.

It was quieted when the government stepped in passing the Crofters ' Holdings ( Scotland ) Act, 1886 to reduce rents, guarantee fixity of tenure, and break up large estates to provide crofts for the homeless.

" An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes.

On April 24, 1993, the Constitutional ( 73rd Amendment ) Act, 1992 came into force to provide constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions.

The Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 and the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 provide for penalties for illegal insider trading to be as high as three times the profit gained or the loss avoided from the illegal trading.

In the United Kingdom, the process known in the United States as involuntary commitment is informally known as " detaining " or " sectioning ," using various sections of the Mental Health Act 1983 ( covering England and Wales ), the Mental Health ( Northern Ireland ) Order 1986 and the Mental Health ( Care and Treatment ) ( Scotland ) Act 2003 that provide its legal basis.

In 1996 the United States Telecommunication Act ( in section 251 ) defined the unbundled access as " The duty to provide, to any requesting telecommunications carrier for the provision of a telecommunications service, nondiscriminatory access to network elements on an unbundled basis at any technically feasible point on rates, terms, and conditions that are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement and the requirements of this section and section 252.

The Government of Namibia is making efforts to take advantage of the American-led African Growth and Opportunity Act ( AGOA ), which will provide preferential access to American markets for a long list of products.

The main roles of the Namibia Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional ; prevent violation of Namibia ’ s territorial integrity ; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.

In addition, the Act requires states to publish water quality standards for individual water bodies to provide additional protection where the national standards are insufficient.

* The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that all federal agencies provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodation, which falls into three categories: ( 1 ) modifications and adjustments must be made for a person with a disability to be considered for a job ( 2 ) modifications and adjustments must be made in order for an individual to execute essential functions of the job ( 3 ) modifications or adjustments must be made in order to enable employees to have equal benefits and privileges

The Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) and, if the government entities receive Federal funding, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, generally require that State and local governments provide qualified individuals with disabilities equal access to their programs, services, or activities unless doing so would fundamentally alter the nature of their programs, services, or activities or would impose an undue burden.

* 1935 – Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.

The illegal use of elements of the Roman rite, the use of candles, vestments and incense, practices known as Ritualism, had become widespread and led to the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 which established a new system of discipline, intending to bring the ' Romanisers ' into conformity.

The Trades Disputes Act 1927 was repealed, and a Dock Labour Scheme was introduced in 1947 to put an end to the casual system of hiring labour in the docks, Wages for members of the police force were significantly increased.

In addition, the 1947 Transport Act improved provision of rural bus services, while the Agriculture Act 1947 established a more generous subsidy system for farmers.

The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act created a federal system, in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the States — the evolved status of the colonies.

The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act stated that some abusive class actions harmed class members with legitimate claims and defendants that have acted responsibly ; adversely affected interstate commerce ; and undermined public respect for the country's judicial system.

" The records of " alleged civil contempors " are not listed in the Federal Register as being in the system leading to a potential claim for damages under The Privacy Act, 5 USC section 552a ( e )( 4 )( I ).

Significantly, the Quebec Act also replaced the French criminal law presumption of guilty until proven innocent with the English criminal law presumption of innocent until proven guilty ; but the French code or civil law system was retained for non-criminal matters.

He also signed the Worker's Compensation Act of 1910, which required a compulsory, employer-paid plan of compensation for workers injured in hazardous industries and a voluntary system for other workers ; after the New York Court of Appeals ruled the law unconstitutional in 1911, a popular referendum was held that successfully made the law an amendment in the New York Constitution.

In passing the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, Congress reaffirmed its intention that the Federal Reserve should promote an efficient nationwide payments system.

This was done by the Criminal Law Act 1967, which made all felonies ( except treason ) misdemeanours, and introduced a new system of classifying crimes as either " arrestable " and " non-arrestable " offences ( according to which a general power of arrest was available for crimes punishable by five years ' imprisonment or more ).

The initial Firearms ( Temporary Provisions ) Act, 1924 which was introduced as emergency legislation following the founding of the state, was replaced by the Firearms Act, 1925, which laid the foundations of the system of licencing that has continued unaltered until quite recently.

In the summer of 1606, laws against recusancy were strengthened ; the Popish Recusants Act returned England to the Elizabethan system of fines and restrictions, introduced a sacramental test, and an Oath of Allegiance, requiring Catholics to abjure as a " heresy " the doctrine that " princes excommunicated by the Pope could be deposed or assassinated ".

The Local Government Act of 1888 was the first systematic attempt to impose a standardised system of local government in England.

The Local Government Act was therefore the first systematic attempt to impose a standardised system of local government in England

The 1894 Act formed an official system of civil parishes, separated from the ecclesiastical parishes, to carry on some of these responsibilities ( others being transferred to the district / county councils ).

The reforms arising from the Local Government Act of 1972 resulted in the most uniform and simplified system of local government which has been used in England.

The Act for the Settling of Schools established a parish-based system of public education throughout Scotland.

Being a part of an informal system, hundis now have no legal status and were not covered under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Cellar Act, abolished the system of national-origin quotas.

In the US in the wake of 9 / 11, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 2002 ( TRIA ) set up a federal Program providing a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism.