Look up act in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Act, ACT, or The Act may refer to: A.C.T, a Swedish band The Act (1989 film), a 1989 British television...

The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power...

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a federal territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital...

The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law that empowers the president of the United States to deploy U.S. military and federalized National...

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...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor...

The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887) regulated land rights on tribal territories within...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

Sister Act is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi...

Regulation Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 33). In 1881, this was in turn replaced by the Army Act – An Act to consolidate the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879...

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...

Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 77–11...

listed: The Revenue Act 1767 passed on 29 June 1767. The Commissioners of Customs Act 1767 passed on 29 June 1767. The Indemnity Act 1767 passed on 2 July...

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...

1949 and 1952, and the Parliament of India since 1952. Apart from Finance Act, there are 891 Acts which are still in force as on 09.10.2024, majority of...

The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush....

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 73–291, 48 Stat. 881...

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right...

Act of Union may refer to: Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, passed during the reign of King Henry VIII to make Wales a part of the Kingdom of England...

system was re-enacted and broadened with the Restoration by the Navigation Act 1660, and further developed and tightened by the Navigation Acts of 1663...

Act, 1867 (formerly called the British North America Act, 1867) The Constitution Act, 1982 The Constitution Act (British Columbia) Constitutional Act...

judiciary. Judiciary Act of 1801, also called the Midnight Judges Act Judiciary Act of 1802, repealed the 1801 Act Judiciary Act of 1866, gradually reduced...

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities...

The American Colonies Act 1766 (6 Geo. 3. c. 12), commonly known as the Declaratory Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which accompanied...

The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987), served to assist in formulating national...