existing legislation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexistingandlegislation
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withlegislation.
existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
See more atexisting
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 ...
See more atlegislation
(Definition ofexistingandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexisting legislation
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In most of the countries surveyed,existinglegislationhas established environmental institutions and provided for the use of economic incentives in environmental management.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These developments abolished, revised or reformed most of the previously adopted laws and included a revision of theexistinglegislationon indigenous peoples.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Alreadyexistinglegislationin the policy area, however, does not guarantee smooth and timely transposition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In some cases, member states refer exclusively to alreadyexistinglegislation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We contend that the implications ofexistinglegislationand discourses on caring are important to all women.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indeed, by the end of the 1870s most observers anticipated further change because of inconsistency in theexistinglegislationand the well-publicized advance of suffrage campaigns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We believe that with these changes theexistinglegislationprovides adequate remedies for offences of cruelty.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What is often lacking in terms of food safety, as in many other areas, is effective control over howexistinglegislationor regulations are applied.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Existinglegislationon water can also be employed here.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
As regards sanctions, there is alreadyexistinglegislationto be taken into account.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Forget about creating new agencies, forget about new rules; why are you not looking much more seriously at implementing and enforcing theexistinglegislation?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
As stated in the report, it is necessary only to verify compliance withexistinglegislation, to update it, and to make it more thorough.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofexisting
Go to the definition oflegislation
See other collocations withlegislation