enabling act

Noun

Meaning

a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

enabling clause statute basic law fundamental law legislative act enabling legislation constituent act legal act act establishing act of incorporation authorization act authorizing legislation constituent legislation constituting statute enabling law
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Hypernyms

statute legislative act

Examples

Since its establishment with an Enabling Act Number 56 of December 1971, SON has had rough runs with Nigerian and foreign businessmen and women bent on flooding the country with fake and substandard products. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

enablement enabler enabling enabling clause enabling law enabling legislation