enabling legislation

collocation in English

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enable
verb[T]
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/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/us
/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/
to make someone able to do something, or to make ...
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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 ofenableandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By 1984 tax subsidies to these provinces were a large multiple of the amounts authorised by theenablinglegislation.
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In short, many existing studies insufficiently recognize that much of state building occurs long after the passage ofenablinglegislation, and in another arena.
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Policy ranged from outright public ownership of all land, throughenablinglegislation, to recognition of the need to control land for agricultural purposes only.
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And while someenablinglegislationwas parliamentary, the most bitter political battles were fought at the local authority level.
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The administrative reforms still need considerableenablinglegislationin order to become fully operative.
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Formally,enablinglegislationin all three states creates a second veto point in the state legislature.
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We will bring forwardenablinglegislationlater this year.
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Thereafter, we will work with interested local authorities to introduce pilot schemes, once the necessaryenablinglegislationis in place.
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We shall take with it the saga of theenablinglegislation.
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The payments were clearly within the spirit and intention of theenablinglegislation.
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One of its strands isenablinglegislationto establish a decommissioning scheme.
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In so far as any legislation is necessary, it isenablinglegislationto enable trustees to make the necessary charges.
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Whilst we are keen to speed up the byelaw-making process, designation in the manner suggested is not possible under the presentenablinglegislation.
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But we are approaching a point where the process cannot continue without amending legislation, and later,enablinglegislation.
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I submit that, asenablinglegislation, it is a light touch on the tiller.
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It strikes the right balance betweenenablinglegislationand voluntary regulation or voluntary schemes that can move at the necessary speed.
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I regularly complain about the extensive use ofenablinglegislationin such key areas of law.
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Nevertheless, thatenablinglegislationis on the statute book should implementing its provisions become either necessary or desirable at any stage.
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If there is an enabling provision and the consultation proves fruitful, it is a simple matter to press the trigger onenablinglegislation.
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