The constitution has since been amended several times.

While the 1990 constitution remains in force, it has been amended four times since its adoption — in 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2010.

The death penalty was removed from peacetime law in August 2002, and in May 2004 Turkey amended its constitution in order to remove capital punishment in all circumstances.

Previously, the Canadian federal constitution could be amended by solitary act of the Canadian or British parliaments, by formal or informal agreement between the federal and provincial governments, or even simply by adoption as ordinary custom of an oral convention or unwritten tradition that was perceived to be the best way to do something.

On 1 December 1988, the Supreme Soviet amended the Soviet constitution to allow for the establishment of a Congress of People's Deputies as the Soviet Union's new supreme legislative body.

__NOTOC__The current Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile, approved by Chilean voters in a controversial and tightly controlled plebiscite on September 11, 1980, under the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, partially effective March 11, 1981, fully effective 11 March 1990 and amended considerably on August 17, 1989 ( via referendum ) and on September 22, 2005 ( legislatively ), and also in 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, replaced the earlier constitution of 1925.

The constitution was amended to prohibit the military from playing an internal security role except under extraordinary circumstances.

In 1950 Grenada had its constitution amended to increase the number of elected seats on the Legislative Council from 5 to 8, to be elected by full adult franchise at the 1951 election.

Additionally, in 1932 the constitution had been amended to make the president of the High Court of Justice, not the chancellor, acting president pending new elections.

Upon reunification in 1990, the constitution was amended to state that Germany's territory had reached its full extent.

Article 146 was amended so that Article 23 of the current constitution could be used for reunification.

A new constituent assembly amended the constitution, making Albania a kingdom and transforming Zogu into Zog I, " King of the Albanians.

Its constitution, as amended, includes the Declaration of Philadelphia ( 1944 ) on the aims and purposes of the organization.

The constitution of the state of Arkansas was amended in the general election of 2008 to, among other things, repeal a provision ( Article 3, Section 5 ) which had until its repeal prohibited " idiots or insane persons " from voting.

In June 1982, the National Assembly amended the constitution, making Kenya officially a one-party state.

Akayev scheduled an October 1994 referendum, overwhelmingly approved by voters, which proposed two amendments to the constitution — one that would allow the constitution to be amended by means of a referendum, and the other creating a new bicameral parliament called the Jogorku Kenesh.

A February 1996 referendum — in violation of the constitution and the law on referendums — amended the constitution to give President Akayev more power.

A year later, the constitution was amended to provide for a Prime Minister on 10 March 1952, and Nkrumah was elected to that post by a secret ballot in the Assembly, 45 to 31, with eight abstentions on 21 March.

Executive power is under the constitution of 1868, as amended, exercised by the government, by the Grand Duke and the Council of Government ( cabinet ), which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers.

In 1986 the constitution of Lions Clubs International was amended to allow for women to become members.

The national constitution, the nation's supreme law, can be amended by a two-thirds majority in parliament.

In 1973 Nasir was elected to a second term under the constitution as amended in 1972, which extended the presidential term to five years and which also provided for the election of the prime minister by the Majlis.

In 2003, Peter Hollingworth stood aside temporarily while certain allegations against him were resolved, and the letters patent of the office were amended to take account of this circumstance.

As a result of this meeting, the ban was amended so that guntō weapons would be destroyed while swords of artistic merit could be owned and preserved.

In the 1982 action, Congress amended the Act to make some sections ( including section 2 ) permanent while renewing the remainder ( including section 5 ) for 25 years ( until July 1, 2007 ).

Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was Rector of the University of Edinburgh while a student there, but since then most universities have amended their procedures to forbid currently matriculated students from standing for election.

One day while Senator Craighead was away from the floor, Senator Jones amended the bill to change the county's name to " Craighead County ".

The Act significantly amended the existing law and court procedure, and while most of it was aimed at the common-law courts, it did affect the Chancery.

The treaty was amended to suspend, but not prohibit, Chinese immigration, while confirming the obligation of the United States to protect the rights of those immigrants already arrived.

The obverse showed a fine right-facing bust of the king wearing a laurel wreath ( amended several times during the reign ), surrounded by the legend (" Charles II by the grace of God "), while the reverse showed four crowned cruciform shields bearing the arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, between which were four sceptres, and in the centre were four interlinked " C " s, surrounded by the inscription (" Of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King ").

The official United States CD release of the extended play amended the title ( and the price ) to The $ 9. 98 CD ... due to the fact that the retail price of CD's was much higher than cassettes, while other countries ( such as Australia ) still displayed The $ 5. 98 E. P.

The school district appealed the ruling, and while that appeal was pending, the Pennsylvania legislature amended the statute to allow children to be excused from the exercises upon the written request of their parents

The Act amended the charter of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reflect Congress ' view that the GSEs "... have an affirmative obligation to facilitate the financing of affordable housing for low-and moderate-income families in a manner consistent with their overall public purposes, while maintaining a strong financial condition and a reasonable economic return ;" For the first time, the GSEs were required to meet " affordable housing goals " set annually by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) and approved by Congress.

Further, the amended proclamation ensures that the areas that have to be preserved are preserved, while those that could be developed would be excluded from the national monument area and classified as alienable and disposable by the government.

In 1968 the university was reorganized under an amended act of the McMaster Act into the Divisions of Arts, Science, and Health Sciences, each with its own Vice-President, while the Divinity College continued under its existing arrangement.

At the Conservative Party Conference on 4 October 2011, while arguing that the Human Rights Act needed to be amended, May gave the example of a foreign national who the courts deemed was allowed to remain in the UK, " because-and I am not making this up-he had a pet cat ".

The crest was changed to be completely black and white, and Sportsko Društvo was amended in Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo ( Yugoslav Sports Association ), while the six red torches and five-pointed star remained.

An " amended " radio edit which only removes the major profanities while keeping the small profanities can be produced for some stations that allow small profanities ( e. g. " You're Going Down " by Sick Puppies and " Bad Girlfriend " by Theory of a Deadman ) whereas a " dirty " radio edit preserving the offensive language but maintaining the shorter play time may be produced, which may be aimed at club play, post-watershed radio, and non-terrestrial radio stations.

After the loss of Sicily, Hitler amended the German plans, deciding to hold the Salerno-Naples area with five infantry divisions, while the 1st Parachute Division was ordered to the Apulia region.

The bill allowed rulers who violated the laws to be prosecuted, while the Sedition Act of 1948 was also amended to allow public criticism of the rulers.

While visiting other churches while travelling abroad, Aglipay rejected the Trinity, becoming theologically Unitarian, however the church refused to accepted his amended theology.

Since 1997, the UK's Tax Law Rewrite Project has been modernising the UK's tax legislation, starting with income tax, while the legislation imposing corporation tax has itself been amended ; the rules governing income tax and corporation tax have thus diverged.

Nevertheless, the referendum marked the end of the constitutional period defined by the constitution adopted by the Russian SFSR in 1978, which was amended many times while Russia was a part of Mikhail Gorbachev's Soviet Union.

Coroner Elizabeth Morris apologised to the Chamberlain family while an amended death certificate was immediately made available to them.

The criteria were amended by Executive Order 9323, dated 31 March 1943, to authorize the award for candidates having three years of service after 7 December 1941 or one year of service while the United States is at war.

Eventually, the council passed an amended plan on December 21, 2004 that proved slightly more financially favorable to the city, while remaining acceptable to MLB.