original legislation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforiginalandlegislation
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original
adjective
uk/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/
existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition oforiginalandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In other cases, theoriginallegislationmay take the form of a standard, which the court replaces with something closer to a determinate r ule.
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It is my view that it is the application of theoriginallegislationand not the legislation itself that is the problem.
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I should like to think that we can claim a victory for having removed the levy proposed in theoriginallegislation.
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The procedures required in the event of a successful application are set out in detail to be consistent with the framing of theoriginallegislation.
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It involves our having to face the fact that times have changed since 1946 when theoriginallegislationwas introduced.
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The order is unusual in that it is a case of a piece of delegated legislation being used to amendoriginallegislation.
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There is no rhyme or reason for the extensions that have been asked for based upon any provision in theoriginallegislation.
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He knows that the will of the people in these two parishes was known to him when we discussed theoriginallegislation.
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When theoriginallegislationwas passed, many wider implications had to be considered.
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That judgment has set a precedent that was certainly not intended in theoriginallegislation.
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Did they make the mistake when theoriginallegislationwas drafted?
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It extends certain provisions from theoriginallegislationand makes provision for the fishing industry in respect of the supply of boats and of grants.
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Nobody any more wants to destroy or even seriously modify theoriginallegislation.
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It has offered protection to animals and, be it admitted, to scientists also, as was the intention of theoriginallegislation.
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The amendment is in three parts, because that is how theoriginallegislationwas drafted.
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Much of what was caught by section 2 of theoriginallegislationwill not be covered by the criminal law.
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That is going way beyond the purpose of theoriginallegislation.
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What will happen to anyone who may have been caught in the void between theoriginallegislationand the corrected legislation?
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That is a considerable change from the provisions of theoriginallegislationand of the proposal which was before us six weeks ago.
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We did that before introducing ouroriginallegislation.
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