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Legislation (790 bytes)
1: '''Legislation''' refers
5: ...t of [[statutory law|statutory laws]] in a state. Legislation is passed by a [[legislature]] and, in some state...
7: For information on legislation in particular jurisdictions, see the following ar...
9: * [[United Kingdom legislation]]
10: * [[List of United States federal legislation]]

Special legislation (2520 bytes)
1: ...group thereof) which is identified by name in the legislation.
3: ...a]], the state [[constitution]] prohibits special legislation; though it is often possible for the legislature ...
5: ... process, if the legislature consents, is special legislation.
9: ...ial legislation" may also apply in some states to legislation which names a particular person, as in appointmen...

Delegated legislation (4456 bytes)
1: ... on the grounds that specific pieces of delegated legislation are not properly based on powers given by acts.
4: ...es of practice. The amount and scope of delegated legislation has grown as a result of the increasing pressure ...
8: ...immigration rules, have been treated as delegated legislation.
10: ...lementation of delegated legislation from primary legislation still drawn up by the UK Parliament.
12: ===Examples of where Delegated Legislation may apply===

Markup (legislation) (226 bytes)
1: Markup (in legislation)

Seat belt legislation (9178 bytes)
3: '''Seat belt legislation''' is a [[law]] or laws put in place to enforce o...
9: ===The actual experience of seat belt legislation ===
15: ...year in the event of compulsory seat belt wearing legislation. In terms of injuries to other road users the pre...
17: ===Why does seat belt legislation have this effect?===
27: ...ories of road safety such as compulsory seat belt legislation.

Breed-specific legislation (2380 bytes)
1: '''Breed-specific legislation (BSL)''' is any law, ordinance or policy which pe...
11: *Proposed legislation in some Australian states that would prohibit the...
21: ... In their view, an alternative to Breed Specific Legislation might be the consistent enforcement of existing d...
29: * [http://dogs.about.com/cs/bsl/ Breed Specific Legislation]

Freedom of information legislation (6404 bytes)
1: ...mplemented some form of '''freedom of information legislation''', which sets rules on [[government]]al secrecy....
4: ...!--This section should provide an overview of the legislation-->
6: ==Countries with existing legislation==
8: ...l level in [[1982]], followed later by equivalent legislation in the states and territories.
13: Provinces and territories of Canada may also have legislation governing access to government information. The '...

Container deposit legislation (776 bytes)
1: ...Oregon Bottle Bill]], the first container deposit legislation passed in the U.S.
3: Governments may pass container deposit legislation for several reasons:

United Kingdom legislation (1042 bytes)
1: [[Legislation]] in the [[United Kingdom]] comes from a number o...

Container deposit legislation (2887 bytes)
1: ...Oregon Bottle Bill]], the first container deposit legislation passed in the U.S.
3: Governments may pass container deposit legislation for several reasons:
17: .... Proponents point out that no container deposit legislation has been repealed, and some states have expanded ...
19: ==Jurisdictions with container deposit legislation==

Sponsorship of legislation by John Kerry (7208 bytes)
1: ...tive style which often results in joint-sponsored legislation.
3: ==== Sponsorship of Legislation ====

Friends Committee on National Legislation (1448 bytes)
1: The '''Friends Committee on National Legislation''' ('''FCNL''') is a [[Quaker]] lobby in the publ...
3: ...ce, and has been a leading voice for civil rights legislation, global disarmament, and alternatives to war. At ...
8: ...ttp://www.fcnl.org/ Friends Committee on National Legislation Official Website]

List of South African legislation (530 bytes)
1: Some notable [[South Africa]]n [[legislation]]:

National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (1100 bytes)
1: The '''National Committee Against Repressive Legislation''' (NCARL) is a national not-for-profit advocacy ...
13: ....ncarl.org/ National Committee Against Repressive Legislation website]

French legislation on cult abuses (17485 bytes)
1: ...hese groups was adopted; both the reports and the legislation have been controversial.
75: ...p religious organizations as long as the existing legislation is known and applied.''
81: ...French legislation have voiced concerns that this legislation may be emulated by countries which do not have th...

LGBT rights legislation in the United States (562 bytes)

Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004 (10646 bytes)
1: ...ia]] introduced three pieces of '''anti-terrorism legislation''' into the [[Australian Parliament]]. These were...
34: ...une 17]]. This bill amended a number of pieces of legislation to bring them into conformity with the ''Anti-Ter...
53: ==Criticisms of the legislation==
61: ...Law Council is not convinced of the need for this legislation," the Council's submission to the Senate inquiry ...
67: ... complains about opposition to the anti-terrorism legislation

List of United States federal legislation (15215 bytes)
3: ...d signed into law by the [[President]]. Secondary legislation is also made by the [[President]] (primarily [[Ex...
300: ...histories in specific domains, see the '''Related Legislation''' sections of the following pages''

Multiple referral (1275 bytes)
1: '''Mutiple referral''' is the process of sending legislation to be considered by more than one committee.
3: ...e in the most important issues, complexity of the legislation, or problems fitting the bill into the jurisdicti...
5: Legislation can be sent to multiple committees simultaneously...
7: In a split referral, legislation is divided into sections, with each part sent to ...
9: In a sequential referral, legislation is first sent to one committee, then to the next....

Lon L. Fuller (828 bytes)
7: # Unclear or obscure legislation.
8: # Retroactive legislation.
11: # Unstable legislation (ex. daily revisions of laws).
12: ... Divergence between adjudication/admistration and legislation.

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