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Meaning of "act was enacted"

When a law or legislation is referred to as being 'enacted', it means that it has been formally established and put into effect. This phrase is commonly used to describe the process in which a bill or proposal is passed by the legislative body and becomes a valid law

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act was enacted
It is close to four years since the act was enacted.
The above Act was enacted only to remove a provision that was discriminatory against women.
By Amtrak on the date the FAST Act was enacted.
The Act was enacted expressly to address the issue of unilingually enacted legislative instruments.
Because the Fair Housing Act was enacted under civil rights.
This Act was enacted to give effect to The Hague convention.
It is now four years since the Affordable Care Act was enacted.
The Sherman Act was enacted to address the unlawful combination of private businesses.
As a result the Sarbanes-Oxley act was enacted.
The Canada Health Act was enacted to eliminate the unfair practice of patient charges.
A national anti-corruption strategy was developed and an anti-money laundering act was enacted in Sierra Leone.
The Child Welfare Act was enacted to ensure the healthy growth and development of children.
It is for this purpose, the Copyright Act was enacted.
At any rate, the Act was enacted with all parties voting for it.
In Guatemala, as a result of advocacy efforts, a Youth Rights Act was enacted last year.

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The Act was enacted to give effect to Canada 's obligations under the MOU.
According to them, this Act was enacted under pressure.
Additionally, navigation technology has advanced considerably since the Pilotage Act was enacted.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in the wake of the Enron scandal.
This provision was automatically put into effect 30 days after the FAST Act was enacted.
The new Nationality Act was enacted on the basis of article 18.
More than four decades ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted.
The Securities Contract Regulation Act was enacted in 1956, when derivatives and statutory regulators were unknown.
Lesotho met the requirement when the Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act was enacted in 2006.
The act was enacted in tandem with the McKinley Tariff of 1890.
This status continued until 2001 when the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act was enacted.
A new Citizenship Act was enacted in 2006 in line with this article 8 provision.
Marijuana received this label in 1970 when the Controlled Substance Act was enacted.
The Prisons Act was enacted in 1955 and is in much need of total overhaul.
The most recent NASA authorization act was enacted into law in 2017.
The 1992 Act was enacted to take care of the concerns of those affected.
With regard to job opportunity for PWDs, the Disabled Employment Act was enacted in 1958.
The current Trademark Act was enacted in 1958, and has been amended several times since then.
Surveys for the project began shortly after the Reclamation Act was enacted in 1902.
The Refugee Act was enacted in 1989 when the country hosted about a million refugees.
In 2010 The Free Primary Education Act was enacted to give effect to this right.
The act was enacted in 1990 after the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska.
In 1993, the Banking and Financial Institutions Act was enacted to permit private banking.
An Employment Act was enacted in 1980 to eradicate discrimination in the workplace.
This has been the case since the Marine Mammal Protection Act was enacted in 1972.
The relevant Act was enacted and enforced in Maharashtra in 1956.
On a federal level, the 1974 Emergency Medical Services Systems Act was enacted to encourage the trend.
The Community Service Act was enacted in 1997 to provide for alternative sentencing.
A new Official Languages Act was enacted in 1988 in order to achieve two objectives.
In 1953 the Hotel Aid Act was enacted to boost the nascent tourism industry.
The first Indian Act was enacted in 1876, consolidating existing laws regarding Indians.
Since the Minimum Wage Act was enacted in 1986, the minimum wage has been steadily rising.
In 1969 a new Museum Act was enacted and the former Board of the Museum became a trustee.
The Investment Promotion Act was enacted in 1994 to encourage incoming investments.
In February 2000, a new Land Act was enacted to strengthen land ownership in Tanzania.

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