Look up act in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Act, ACT, or The Act may refer to: The Act, American rapper also known as UnoTheActivist A.C.T, a Swedish...
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Act, 1867 (formerly called the British North America Act, 1867) The Constitution Act, 1982 The Constitution Act (British Columbia) Constitutional Act...
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Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), known informally as the CRoW Act or "Right to Roam" Act, is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament affecting England...
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East India Company (redirect from East India Company Act 1711)
of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act enacted one year earlier, as the Government of India Act had by then rendered it vestigial, powerless...
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The Dingley Act of 1897 (ch. 11, 30 Stat. 151, July 24, 1897), introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley Jr., of Maine, raised tariffs in United...
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Australian Capital Territory (redirect from AU-ACT)
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital...
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Macbeth (redirect from Macbeth/Act I Scene i)
who saw the play on 5 November 1664 ("admirably acted"), 28 December 1666 ("most excellently acted"), ten days later on 7 January 1667 ("though I saw...
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Act II or Act Two or Act 2 may refer to: Act II (popcorn), a brand of popcorn in North America Act II: Cowboy Carter, 2024 album by Beyoncé Act Two (Collabro...
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The Combination Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 81) titled "An Act to prevent Unlawful Combinations of Workmen", prohibited trade unions and collective bargaining...
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Alien and Sedition Acts (redirect from Alien and Sedition Act)
Friends Act and the Sedition Act expired after a set number of years, and the Naturalization Act was repealed in 1802. The Alien Enemies Act, as amended...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws...
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Canberra (redirect from Canberra, ACT)
Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. This federal act defines the legislative power of the ACT assembly. The ACT was given its first federal parliamentary...
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(Equal Franchise) Act 1928 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This act expanded on the Representation of the People Act 1918 which had given...
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Communities Act 1972 can refer to: European Communities Act 1972 (UK) which was repealed in 2020 consequential to Brexit European Communities Act 1972 (Ireland)...
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Act, or Oxford Act, or Nonconformists Act 1665, was an Act of the Parliament of England (17 Cha. 2. c. 2), passed in 1665 with the long title "An Act...
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A Consolidated Fund Act is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to allow, like an Appropriation Act, the Treasury to issue funds out of...
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Sedition Act may refer to: Alien and Sedition Acts, including the Sedition Act of 1798, laws passed by the United States Congress Sedition Act 1661, an...
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minimum age of marriage was 16, with parental permission (Age of Marriage Act 1929). This also applies to civil partnerships. Certain relatives are not...
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Papists Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3. c. 60), also known as Sir George Savile's Act, the First Relief Act, or the Catholic Relief Act 1778 is an act of the Parliament...
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The Newfoundland Act was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that confirmed and gave effect to the Terms of Union agreed to between the then-separate...
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The Disfranchising Act was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Ireland debated in 1727 and enacted in 1728, one of a series of Penal Laws, and prohibited...
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Factory Acts (redirect from Bleaching and Dyeing Works Act Extension Act 1864)
1844. The Factories Act 1847 (known as the Ten Hour Act), together with Acts in 1850 and 1853 remedying defects in the 1847 Act, met a long-standing...
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Clean Air Act may refer to: Clean Air Act 1956, in the United Kingdom Clean Air Act (United States), 1963, with later amendments Clean Air Act 1972, in...
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The Companies Act 1956 was an Act of the Parliament of India, enacted in 1956, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, and set out the responsibilities...
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S...
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Bank of India Act, 1934 is the legislative act under which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was formed. This act along with the Companies Act, which was amended...
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Reduction Act may refer to various pieces of United States legislation, including: Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Act of...
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Tenure of Office Act may refer to: Tenure of Office Act (1820) Tenure of Office Act (1867) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevents manufacturers, retailers or service industry providers...
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Lend-Lease (redirect from Lend-Lease Act)
Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (Pub. L. 77–11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted...
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