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enabling act

a legislative act conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization, often a government minister.
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"That Enabling Bill transferred democratic rights of the parliament into the hands of one man, that was the chancellor.
NO EU DEAL IS NOT AN OPTION; Lords force May to avoid crashing out
And two of the champions of the raffles, the Michigan Credit Union League with its "Save to Win" prize drawings and a Boston-area nonprofit, the Doorways to Dreams Fund, voiced optimism that the lobbying efforts on the enabling bills in targeted states can succeed during the remainder of 2011.
Raffle campaigns show progress
This new Firework Bill is only an enabling bill with limited powers to restrict certain types of fireworks.
Restrict fireworks to licensed displays
Having been passed at the Assembly, the move depends on a short enabling bill now being drawn up being passed at Westminster.
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In a letter to the Nigerian Senate, Obasanjo pleaded with the country's legislators to pass the enabling bill, which outlines salaries and allowances of public officers.
Poor Obasanjo. (Around Africa - Nigeria)
Reagan bristled a bit but signed the enabling bill and appointed a "bipartisan" membership headed by Democratic power-broker Robert Strauss and Republican honcho Drew Lewis.
Secret economics
Drilon, who authored the Sin Tax Reform Law, said his four-man bloc had supported the additional excise tax on tobacco in the 17th Congress and the enabling bill is currently on the President's desk for approval.
Drilon relieved Cha-cha 'is out,' to back key economic reforms
It gives such authority to Congress, which would be mandated to pass an enabling bill upon petition by any region or group of provinces wanting to convert into a federal state.
In final vote, House approves charter change
An original BBL draft was crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission that was reactivated by the Duterte government to pursue the passage of an enabling bill for the Bangsamoro juridical entity provided for in two major peace accords forged by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the immediate past administration.
Investment forum for Bangsamoro held in Cotabato City
I'm delighted my good friend Congressman Charlie Dent has initiated an enabling Bill in Congress to begin negotiations, however as US Secretary of State John Kerry has made clear, no detailed discussions will take place until Brexit is formalised.
'Brexiteers' Wild West future would be disaster' Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards warns that Brexit uncertainty is'toxic'and action is needed to ensure Wales conitnues to have access to the single market. The alternative, he warns, is playing 'kamikaze poker'
Opposition critics point to 'vagueness' of this 'enabling bill' with much of the detail left in trust to regulations to come later.
Well meaning Bill still bogged down by process

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