provincial legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofprovincialandlegislation

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provincial
adjective
uk
/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/us
/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
relating to an area that is governed as part of a country or ...
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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 ofprovincialandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another mechanism is to have the child apprehended by child welfare authorities as a 'child in need of protection' which is defined inprovinciallegislation.
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According to relevantprovinciallegislation,141 16-year-olds were to be treated as adults for the purposes of medical decision-making.
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They would like to be able to monitorprovinciallegislation, which could affect their hunting, trapping and fishing rights.
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Since 1968,provinciallegislationhas required every municipality to hold triennial elections.
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He opposedprovinciallegislationpassed in late 1991 that established loan brokers for the trucking industry, arguing that truckers were at risk of being exploited.
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Both national andprovinciallegislationis in place specifically protecting the species.
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In 2004, the number of students grew to more than 48,000, and the polytechnic status of the institution was enshrined inprovinciallegislation.
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They also have this right in respect of those matters specifically assigned to them by national orprovinciallegislation.
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The scandal resulted inprovinciallegislationthat required the appointment of an independent police board.
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From 1968 to 2013,provinciallegislationhas required every municipality to hold elections every three years.
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Its primary purpose is to protect consumers of new homes by ensuring that builders abide theprovinciallegislation.
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It is sufficient that the effect ofprovinciallegislationis to do so.
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They generally have the right to govern, at their own initiative, the local affairs relevant to their community, subject to national andprovinciallegislation.
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He helped shape both city by-laws andprovinciallegislationthat afforded protection to the historical structures of significant architectural importance.
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Each committee has specific functions, most of which are governed byprovinciallegislation.
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During his time in the assembly, he helped developprovinciallegislationto protect the province's archaeological heritage.
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It also gave the federal government a veto power overprovinciallegislation.
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Any legislation protecting freedom of religion with respect to marriage must be done throughprovinciallegislation.
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This was a novelty in the field ofprovinciallegislation.
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The paramountcy doctrine states that where two pieces of legislation meet, regulate the same activities, and conflict, the federal legislation is paramount, prevails and renders theprovinciallegislation"inoperative".
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