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A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority. The higher authority, generally a legislature or some other government body, establishes the degree of control that the by-laws may exercise.
Local councils have powers to make byelaws under various Acts of Parliament. The power to make byelaws "for the good rule and government" of their area, granted by the Local Government Act 1972, appears to be very sweeping, however this power is greatly limited by the restriction that it cannot be used in connection with anything already covered under other legislation.
Ordnungsamt officers in Cologne, Germany Bylaw enforcement patch from Delta, British Columbia. A bylaw enforcement officer (also called municipal law enforcement or municipal enforcement) is an employee of a municipality, county or regional district, charged with the enforcement of local ordinance—bylaws, laws, codes, or regulations enacted by local governments.
The law, enacted in 1977, prohibits companies that operate in the United States from bribing foreign officials. Over time, it has become a guiding force for how American businesses operate overseas.
President Donald Trump has signed the first law of his second administration: the Laken Riley Act. The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S ...
(The Center Square) – A Republican lawmaker from Spokane has introduced House Bill 1699, known as the “Defending Equity in Interscholastic Sports Act,” that, according to a news release ...
In international law, the principle is known as the Lotus principle, after a collision of the S.S. Lotus in international waters. The Lotus case of 1926–1927 established the freedom of sovereign states to act as they wished, unless they chose to bind themselves by a voluntary agreement or there was an explicit restriction in international law ...
A ‘sleeper law’ awakens According to Forbes reporting, over half the states currently have laws holding adult children financially responsible for the care of their senior parents. This may ...