Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). The events of September 11‚ 2001 led to the near unanimous
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted in 2002 as a response to the accounting scandals in the early 2000s. Numbers of major corporate and accounting scandals‚ such as Enron‚ Tyco International‚ WorldCom‚ and others‚ shook public confidence and cost investors billions of dollars when companies collapsed. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a federal law that set new standards for the United States public company boards‚ management‚ and public accounting firms ("Sarbanes–oxley Act"‚ 2013). The two key provisions
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act LAW 421 Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act This article review is on the article written by David S. Addington called “Congress Should Repeal or Fix Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to Help Create Jobs.” The Heritage Foundation published the article on September 30 2013. In the article‚ the author addresses concerns among companies staying in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The author indicates that section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act has caused a
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1 FAIR COMPETITION THE FAIR COMPETITION ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title. PART I. Preliminary 2. 3. Interpretation. Application of Act. PART II. The Fair Trading Commission 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Establishment of Commission. Functions of the Commission. Commission shall seek information. Powers of the Commission. Hearings to be held in public. Minister may give directions. Powers of entry and search‚ etc. Discontinuance of investigation. Financial Provisions‚ Accounts
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In year 1765 there was a tax that was called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was the name of an act that the British King and Queen taxed all the colonial people’s paper. The King and Queen were using the money to help pay for troops in the colonies in the seven years’ war or so they said. The Stamp Act negatively affected many groups of people; tax collector’s families went into hiding‚ it ruined the trust people had in tax collectors‚ and it made the colonists so angry they tortured the tax collectors
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Children Act 2004 CHAPTER 31 CONTENTS PART 1 CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER 1 Establishment 2 General function 3 Inquiries initiated by Commissioner 4 Other inquiries held by Commissioner 5 Functions of Commissioner in Wales 6 Functions of Commissioner in Scotland 7 Functions of Commissioner in Northern Ireland 8 Annual reports 9 Care leavers and young persons with learning disabilities PART 2 CHILDREN’S SERVICES IN ENGLAND General 10 Co-operation to improve well-being 11 Arrangements
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During our last class session‚ while I was watching the video on random acts of kindness‚ it reminded me that performing random acts of kindness‚ is something that I need to incorporate more into my life on a regular basis. I actually had a warm and fuzzy feeling inside knowing that many people have done so many kind things to me. I too have done many kind things to others; but‚ I had still not decided to incorporate this small thing into my life. I immediately realized that life is about being
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Anti-Money Laundering Act R.A. 9160AMLA‚ As Amended by R.A. 9194 Subject: Business Laws and Corporate Practices Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Graduate School Submitted by: Michelle Ann G. Espisua Submitted to: Atty. Kriden Balgomera AMLA- Anti-Money Laundering Act R.A. 9160Anti-Money Laundering Act‚ As Amended by R.A. 9194 These Rules shall be known and cited as the "Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9160” (the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 [AMLA]‚
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Well‚ yesterday started the Stamp Act. In case if you all are wondering what the Stamp Act is‚ it is an act required colonists to pay for an official stamp‚ or seal‚ when they bought paper items. It was announced on March 22‚ 1765. We now are required to pay for every printed paper. More than one hundred thousand pounds worth of stamps was shipped to America. The cost for stamps are very cheap. The total amount intended to be raised by the new tax was sixty thousand pounds per year‚ this is not
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Children Act was introduced which ensured that the welfare of the child was the most important factor in any situation. The aim of the act‚ which continues to be an important part of the current legislation‚ is to • Balance the need to protect a child with the rights of the parents • Encourage a collaboration with the authorities and parents • Restructure the proceedings in family courts • Clarify the concept of parental responsibility The Every Child Matters guidelines and the Children Act 2004 were
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