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Then I headed to the Toronto Star newsroom to attend to all the matters one must attend to when take one's leave after 25 years.
And in your planting the consideration of the clymate and of the soyle be matters that are to be respected.
The Council General was only convened as and when there were matters to discuss, and therefore meetings were not held at regular intervals.
Initially, matters concerning the colonies were dealt with primarily by the Privy Council and its committees.
The Puritan colonies of New England formed a confederation to coordinate military and judicial matters.
Printing was expensive, and most publications focused on purely practical matters, such as major news, advertisements, and business reports.
However, matters were still complicated by a considerable, though declining, number of Episcopalian incumbents holding parish churches.
Making matters worse, young James lost his job for turning up late on two occasions.
The General Assembly acts as a Court, and in matters spiritual cannot be appealed to any higher court.
In 1841, the seven were deposed for acknowledging the superiority of the secular court in spiritual matters.
There are also a number of committees of both the Court and Senate that make important decisions and investigate matters referred to them.
The University Court is the body responsible for administrative and financial matters, and is in effect the governing body of the university.
Although without scientific or technical training, he displayed a great capacity for understanding technical matters.
Some efforts have been taken to redress some of these matters but the problem is ongoing.
When legislating for the Scottish Parliament, a number of matters were reserved by the UK Parliament at Westminster.
The devolved governments have no formal say in how the British Parliament legislates on reserved matters.
Shortly after this, Sturgeon was appointed as the SNP's spokesperson for energy and education matters.
The Scottish Party decides its policy on state matters independently from the federal party.
The party also believes that the Scottish Parliament should exercise greater responsibility on fiscal matters.
It has representation in the UK Parliament and the devolved Scottish Parliament has control over some internal matters.
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The Supreme Court has no authority to hear appeals on criminal matters from the High Court of Justiciary.
In Scotland, Lord Lyon King of Arms is the judge of the Lyon Court, which has jurisdiction over all heraldic matters.
It is not possible to practise noninjury unless selfishness is given up in respect of all external matters.
This group leads on a number of matters, including housing and planning policy.
However, his history is, on this as well as all matters, suspect, and it should be treated with caution.
Romilly Allen was also very adverse to what he perceived as other bodies interfering in Welsh matters.
The cantref court dealt with crimes, the determination of boundaries and matters concerning inheritance.
Henry consulted with Parliament frequently, but was sometimes at odds with the members, especially over ecclesiastical matters.
To make laws on any of these other matters, the Assembly would have had to ask the UK Parliament to transfer the powers to it.
In each subject area, the Assembly can make laws on some matters, but not others.
To make laws on any of these other matters, the assembly must ask the UK Parliament for its agreement.
Most appellate courts do not have the authority to hear testimony or take evidence, but instead rule solely on matters of law.
County Court matters can be lodged at a court in person, by post or via the internet in some cases through the County Court Bulk Centre.
Most matters are decided by a district judge or circuit judge sitting alone.
Most matters were tried by a county court judge, and where necessary, a jury.
This example shows how matters arising in the same physical territory might be seen in different courts.
Methodist leaders met regularly to organise their work and to agree on matters of common interest.
After declaring his move to Ulster earlier in the season, Rush because of a change in personal matters wanted to stay at the Blues.
It required a sketch from the life by Burton of the inky hag who was chief officeress of his brigade to put matters right at home.
To further complicate matters, international agreements on the regulation of such a program would need to be established.
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With the outbreak of the First World War, matters deteriorated seriously, and in 1918 the family sold Lundy to Augustus Langham Christie.
These events and the resulting political situation are matters of a continuing dispute.
The institution is subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and the Police, but reports to other ministries in matters within their portfolio.
Also, he had supreme jurisdiction in judicial matters, made legislation, led the army, and protected both the Church and the poor.
Thus there are a large number of Benelux conventions in a wide range of subject matters.
Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.
Other organs of the UN only request an advisory opinion of the Court regarding the matters falling into the scope of their activities.
The exact position of each turbine matters, because a difference of 30m could potentially double output.
Like previous kings, John managed a peripatetic court that travelled around the kingdom, dealing with both local and national matters as he went.
To complicate matters, the bishops of the province of Canterbury also claimed the right to appoint the next archbishop.
I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.
Brussels is a part of Flanders as far as community matters are concerned, but does not belong to the Flemish Region.
The personal status law that regulates matters such as marriage, divorce and child custody is governed by Sharia.
The paths through the minefields were very congested and broken up, which delayed matters further.
However, his plans were halted by other European matters and the supremacy of the Royal Navy.
A major section of the Natural History, Books XX to XXIX, discusses matters related to medicine, especially plants that yield useful drugs.
They take a great interest in social, political and educational matters, and are on public bodies.
Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters.
Cabral became the military chief, while far more experienced navigators were seconded to the expedition to aid him in naval matters.
Such matters remained until 1879 when the last Mutiny Act was passed and the last Articles of War were promulgated.
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Early ornithologists were preoccupied with matters of species identification.
The Colonial Office in London retained control of some matters, notably foreign affairs, defence, and international shipping.
Hampshire Constabulary that oversees matters on the Isle of Wight and across Hampshire was one of two police forces using Defender aircraft.
The monarch would also be subject to both natural and divine law, as well, and also be subject to the Church in matters of religion.
Since 1995, the European Court of Justice may overrule Austrian decisions in all matters defined in laws of the European Union.
Regarded as more religious than the general population, many people turn to them for clarification or guidance in religious matters.
The latter meaning is often used in Canada, when discussing matters internal to Canada.
During the 5th and 6th centuries, the popes increased their influence in both religious and political matters in Italy.
The political aspects of the imposition of Church power cannot be ignored in these matters.
It also established federal responsibility for defence, trade, and legal matters.
The family is headed by a patriarch, usually the oldest male, who makes decisions on economic and social matters on behalf of the entire family.
Its only dealings with ecclesial matters was a prohibition on violence in churches.
Roman slaves were of lower value in these matters compared to Germanic slaves.
Many of these letters contain questions about church reform and liturgical or doctrinal matters.
Instead, the treaty stated that these matters were to be settled by a joint voyage which never occurred.
Making matters worse, a widespread epidemic spread across China from Zhejiang to Henan, killing an unknown but large number of people.
Zheng He governed the city with three eunuchs for internal matters and two military noblemen for external matters.
There, the Abbasids still maintained a feeble show of authority, confined to religious matters, under the Mamluks.
On several occasions, Arabic words are given, but are not always recognizable, owing perhaps to the carelessness of copyists in such matters.
The Judiciary have jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters throughout the country.
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While the nobles were no longer directly involved in the matters of state, they were welcome to attend the meetings.
The ruling Zamorin of Calicut refused to intervene, prompting the frustrated factor Aires Correia to take matters into his own hands.
The assembly represents the highest authority in the state and decides on policy matters.
In 1521, year of the Conquest, Charles was attending to matters in his German domains and Bishop Adrian of Utrecht functioned as regent in Spain.
With personal and business matters agreed upon, supplies and a small ship were procured.
That made matters worse for he was now classified as a fugitive who, by fleeing arrest, had proved his own guilt.
To make matters worse, while his reinforcements arrived, they did so utterly exhausted and depleted by scurvy.
This was a tactic regularly used by early Qing emperors in matters which were particularly delicate or confidential.
What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.
He was also advisor to the viceroy on military matters and counsel for the Holy Office of the Inquisition.
The common law courts also had jurisdiction over some estates matters, but their remedies for problems were far more limited.
In 1999 the Woolf Reforms unified most of the procedure of the Supreme Court and the County Court in civil matters.
Some panellists enumerated other matters to be dealt with for a successful launch.
Orthography is largely concerned with matters of spelling, and in particular the relationship between phonemes and graphemes in a language.
Both are advised on matters of the Barbadian state by the Prime Minister of Barbados, who is head of government.
He denied the ecclesiastical hierarchy any right to judge on matters of church order because of its corrupted state.
The Baden disputation exposed a deep rift in the Confederation on matters of religion.
The motivation for their production and enactment was the absence of a general consensus on matters of faith following the separation from Rome.
It is thus the final authority in all matters affecting the life, order and discipline of the Church.
In either event, the effect of prorogation is generally the clearing of all outstanding matters before the legislature.
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Coke primarily dealt with matters of treason, such as the cases of Sir John Smythe and Edward Squire.
Hearing of this, the King sent a message to Parliament forbidding the Commons from discussing matters of state.
From 1702 the Judge of the court was also authorised to appoint deputies to hear lesser matters or to deputise during his absence.
In a legal context, this is understood to mean that courts should generally abide by precedent and not disturb settled matters.
Tribunals are established by resolution of the Houses of the Oireachtas to enquire into matters of urgent public importance.
In addition, it provides for such matters as admitting new states and border changes between the states.
In civil matters, such as taxation, ex post facto laws may be made in some circumstances.
On the other hand, deciding matters relating to performance will usually depend on the lex loci solutionis.
Sheriffs are in charge of certain legal matters that typically involve registration of some sort and executing the orders of the court.
The clergy's affairs, for example, were regulated by an Assembly of the Clergy, meeting quinquennially to deal with matters of common concern.
Delegated jurisdiction for the total of a number of matters is known as delegatio mandata.
In the early decades of the United States grand juries played a major role in public matters.
Constitution extended the rights to trial by jury to both criminal and civil matters, and a grand jury for serious cases.
The first signs of the modern distinction between crimes and civil matters emerged during the Norman Invasion of England.
On the other hand, it matters not who is actually harmed through a defendant's actions.
It was believed that the facts should speak for themselves, and that lawyers would just blur the matters.
Jurisdiction over such matters, as well as marriages and wills remained contentious in Bracton's day.
Prospective jurors may only be asked certain questions, selected for direct pertinence to impartiality or other relevant matters.
This category covers matters that are so well known that the court may deem them proved without the introduction of any evidence.
The Province of Manitoba set this date for the reception of English law for matters coming within provincial jurisdiction.
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It also has two Masters in Chancery, who are assigned by the Chancellor and Vice Chancellors to assist in matters as needed.
Apart from its general equitable jurisdiction, the Court has jurisdiction over a number of other matters.
Similarly, the Court may also appoint guardians for minors, although the Family Court has coterminous jurisdiction over such matters.
In a few states, local units of government are permitted a degree of home rule over various matters.
This method reflects the fact that administrative lawsuits are for the most part about matters of formal procedure and technicalities.
The Parliament of the Commonwealth can also legislate on matters referred to it by the Parliament of one or more States.
Australian courts could permit an appeal to the Privy Council on constitutional matters.
With regards to civil law, the Syariah courts has jurisdiction in personal law matters, for example marriage, inheritance, and apostasy.
The Supreme Court was also conferred with jurisdiction to sit as a Court of Appeal in civil matters.
This section granted all the provinces, including Quebec, the exclusive power to legislate with respect to private civil law matters.
While the other provinces operate under common law, Quebec continues to apply civil law toward civil private law matters.
It is now well established that it is not the character of the public authority that matters but the character of the power exercised.
In Germany, the highest administrative court for most matters is the federal administrative court Bundesverwaltungsgericht.
The primary law on these matters is in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
They also hear appeals from the Provincial Courts in criminal matters and some civil matters.
However, the guarantees included a prohibition against discrimination in civil and political matters.
Legislatures of Canadian provinces are sovereign within matters enumerated to them.
At the apex of the Lesotho justice system is the Court of Appeal, which is the final appellate forum on all matters.
On 12 April 1973 King Sobhuza II annulled it by decree, assuming supreme powers in all executive, judicial and legislative matters.
The ECJ is the highest court of the European Union in matters of Union law, but not national law.
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Only personal status matters pertaining to inheritance and marriage are governed by Sharia law.
These personal status laws determine rights of women in matters of marriage, divorce and child custody.
For the remainder of this Parliament, which lasted until 1892, Asquith spoke occasionally but effectively, mostly on Irish matters.
He spent part of each summer in Scotland, with golf, constituency matters, and time at Balmoral as duty minister.
After lengthy debates, both matters were referred to the House of Lords Committee on Privileges.
The following sections deal with practical matters such as procedures, staff, and resources of the new Court and the fees of the judges.
It is used to symbolically signal the Commons's right to consider matters not contained in the Queen's speech.
Drawn by others who had deeper reaches than themselves to matters which they least intended.
The extent to which different markets are free, as well as the rules defining private property, are matters of politics and policy.
The charter allowed the townspeople certain rights and independence in legal and administrative matters.
It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
Deeply trusted by the Emperor, Hongwu consulted Li on institutional matters.
English Dissenters opposed state interference in religious matters, founded their own churches, educational establishments, and communities.
To make matters worse, her retardy son, Toney, was running back and forth, from one end of the house to the other.
He is somewhat untidy in matters of housekeeping, which he deems unimportant, and seems to have little social life, but is devoted to Snitter.
The meetings are open to all residents, and those who are on the electoral register for Mallerstang may speak and vote on all matters.
On some matters, the county council share responsibilities with the district and parish councils.
Vestries dealt with the administraction of both parochial and secular governmental matters.
Soon after the appearance of writing, people started creating texts including written accounts of events and records of administrative matters.
To make matters worse, the parish boundaries often bore little or no relation to the natural geography.
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This could be a violent death, unsettled matters in their lives, or simply the failure of their survivors to perform proper funerals.
She regularly wrote letters to newspapers, both local and national, about matters related to Dartmoor.
There's a sailor's tavern at the end of the street where I could find companionship if I chose but only music matters to me now.
Further complicating matters is an attractive, semieducated globetrotter from Westchester named Peggy Whitton, who has an affair with Mehta.
They would walk, on fair evenings, around the village, and discuss the theory of crop rotation, and the weather, and other such sensible matters.
To make matters much worse, the shadow looked like the spider was flying, and this sent him right off. Daniel sharted.
These matters are not mere threats to abstract constitutional principles.
What matters it to the world, whether I, or you, or another man did such a deed, or wrote such a book, sobeit the deed and book were well done?
In matters of religion, Elizabeth was more moderate than her half sister Mary.
A vain effort to quell the public's fears only made matters worse.
With that patronage in jeopardy, matters must be doubly anxietous with accusations of treason hanging over his head.
There may be other... matters to occupy the thoughts of one about to be bishopped.
Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit.
I can be a little bit bullysome... as long as my friends like me, nothing else matters.
Se that none of you suffre as a murtherer or as a thefe or an evyll doar or as a busybody in other mens matters.
So don't think for a moment that your old but tired vehicle matters only to you. Your clunker is cash money to professional thieves.
From a legal point of view, use of clickwrap clarifies matters considerably.
August then appointed Prince George III of Anhalt to be his coadjutor in spiritual matters.
By the way, what has become of the conspiracy of Brander Matthews et als to disemvowel the English language? Not that it matters.
How dis-interested are they in all Worldly matters, since they fling their Wealth and Riches into the Sea.
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And having an entire group of people constantly waiting in the wings to downtrod even the slightest POSITIVE moves does not help matters.
What matters most in love is heart, and Krishna's heart is truly revealed in Gopinath, the Lord of the gopis.
In criminal matters appeals from the Queen's Bench Divisional Court are made directly to the Supreme Court.
The term has no definite legal connotation, but is used in law to refer to United Kingdom citizenship and matters to do with nationality.
The Assembly is able to legislate on devolved matters through Acts of the Assembly, which require no prior consent from Westminster.
The UK does not have a codified constitution and constitutional matters are not among the powers devolved to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
The Scotland Office represents the UK government in Scotland on reserved matters and represents Scottish interests within the UK government.
Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998, the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters.
Each province and territory is considered a separate jurisdiction with respect to common law matters.
Scots common law covers matters including murder and theft, and has sources in custom, in legal writings and previous court decisions.
Acts passed in 1921 and 1925 granted the Church of Scotland complete independence in ecclesiastical matters.
Burghs also had their local laws dealing mostly with commercial and trade matters and may have become similar in function to sheriff's courts.
Ecclesiastical courts had exclusive jurisdiction over matters such as marriage, contracts made on oath, inheritance and legitimacy.
It has no formal powers but operates as a forum for discussing matters of common concern between the respective legislatures.
The speech is meticulous in details, a common mark of all his extant works, and he goes into long digressions on related matters.
The Roman basilica was a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted.
A work of uncertain date, the Origo focuses on military and political events, to the neglect of cultural and religious matters.
Britain sent three bishops to the Council of Arles in 314, and a Gaulish bishop went to the island in 396 to help settle disciplinary matters.
From the 10th century onwards the hundred became important as a court of justice as well as dealing with matters of local administration.
Representatives for both have joined Danish delegations in discussions on some international matters, such as fishing rights.
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Back in England, early in 1262, Edward fell out with some of his former Lusignan allies over financial matters.
The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.
Isabella's death in 1504, and the ensuing problems of succession in Castile, complicated matters.
The Act in Restraint of Appeals, drafted by Cromwell, apart from outlawing appeals to Rome on ecclesiastical matters, declared that.
In terms of public policy she favoured pragmatism in dealing with religious matters.
These theologians regard scripture as interpreted through tradition and reason as authoritative in matters concerning salvation.
The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and sets out certain basic civil rights.
The Clerk of the House is both the House's chief adviser on matters of procedure and chief executive of the House of Commons.
Through its Science Policy Centre, the Society acts as an advisor to the European Commission and the United Nations on matters of science.
Volumes tended to focus more strongly on secular affairs, particularly science and technology, rather than matters of theology.
Along with secular matters, readers also favoured an alphabetical ordering scheme over cumbersome works arranged along thematic lines.
Spectator, both to entertain and to provoke discussion regarding serious philosophical matters.
Wever argued that the Luftwaffe General Staff should not be solely educated in tactical and operational matters.
Future treaties granted the community new powers beyond simple economic matters which had achieved a high level of integration.
Maastricht brought in the codecision procedure, which gave it equal legislative power with the Council on Community matters.
Following the Government of Wales Act, effective since May 2007, the National Assembly for Wales can legislate on matters devolved to it.
As the new King of England could not read English, it was ordered that a note of all matters of state should be made in Latin or Spanish.
This review will include both defence and homeland security related matters.
However, they are entitled to take part in constituency politics, and to make their views known on these matters.
Cameron determinedly attempted to increase his public visibility, offering quotations on matters of public controversy.
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Fukuda cares deeply about policy issues. He worries that Abe is a bit shallow on policy matters, and a bit knee-jerkish in his populism.
The General Secretary represents the party on behalf of the other members of the Labour Party in any legal matters or actions.
The UK Government and UK Parliament are responsible for reserved and excepted matters.
They are the primary criminal patrol and first responder agency in all matters criminal and civil.
The Supreme Court is also the highest court of appeal for devolution matters, a role previously held by the Privy Council.
Since the 19th century, the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts has narrowed principally to matters of church property and errant clergy.
When acting as an inferior court, appeals by way of case stated on matters of law may be made to the Administrative Court.
Appeals from the High Court, in criminal matters, lie only to the Supreme Court.
In recent years international courts are being created to resolve matters not covered by the jurisdiction of national courts.
The Family Division deals with personal human matters such as divorce, children, probate and medical treatment.
Its jurisdiction over devolution matters had previously been exercised by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Its jurisdiction over devolution matters had previously been held by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
The effect of this was that, in criminal matters, the House of Lords could not control its own docket.
Precedents set in devolution cases, but not in other matters, are binding on all other courts, which included the House of Lords.
By convention, only the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and Lords of Appeal participated in judicial matters.
In Scottish matters, the Sovereign acts on the advice of the Scottish Government.
Most planning matters concerned with the lake are, however, the responsibility of the Lake District National Park Authority.
His family was in crisis with children in the village dying of scarlet fever, and he put matters in the hands of his friends.
Education and religion, in particular, he maintained, were matters of private conscience and should not be administered by the state.
Though he did not write about the relationship of science and religion, he retained a personal interest in spiritual matters.
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Military training and strategy are two important matters on which the sources are more than usually silent.
All domestic responsibilities were moved to the Home Office, and all foreign matters became the concern of the Foreign Office.
In fact, research says that the quality of their teaching methods is what matters the most when it comes to educating English learners.
Research shows that country of origin matters for speed and depth of immigrant assimilation but that there is considerable assimilation overall.
It was from Illtud and his successors that the Irish sought guidance on matters of ritual and discipline.
In its own field it gives force to civil law only by specific enactment in matters such as the guardianship of minors.
Britain sent three bishops to the Synod of Arles in 314, and a Gaulish bishop went to the island in 396 to help settle disciplinary matters.
The two minor canons as well as the organist and Master of the Choristers are most directly concerned with liturgical and ceremonial matters.
Correctness in such matters is understood as doing what a thing ought or was designed to do.
The Methodist Conference is the formal authority on all matters of belief and practice.
During the English Civil War, those who supported the Parliamentary cause were invited by Parliament to discuss religious matters.
It has the right of reporting to the university, and is obliged to advise the Regent House on matters of general concern to the university.
His resentful attitude only made matters worse during the custody proceedings.
The York school was renowned as a centre of learning in the liberal arts, literature, and science, as well as in religious matters.
The sultan is mandated by God and thus is expected to lead his country and people in religious matters, ceremonies as well as prayers.
Milton, an associate of and advocate on behalf of the regicides, was silenced on political matters as Charles II returned.
During this period he discussed matters with such figures as John Dryden and Isaac Newton.
Paine educated me, then, about many matters of which I had never before thought.
While Burke and the committee focused their attention on these matters, a second 'secret' committee was formed to assess the same issues.
Russell supported his family during this time by writing popular books explaining matters of physics, ethics, and education to the layman.
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His friend Forster had a significant hand in reviewing his drafts, an influence that went beyond matters of punctuation.
Mary von Holst was absorbed in theosophy and not greatly interested in domestic matters.
Etiquette guidelines cover matters such as safety, fairness, pace of play, and a player's obligation to contribute to the care of the course.
Many of the fundamental matters of administrative law remain in the jurisdiction of the states.
Philip considered his vow fulfilled and returned to France to deal with domestic matters, leaving most of his forces behind.
The cathedrals of Normandy have exerted influence down the centuries in matters of both faith and politics.
The Allies tended to refer only particularly difficult matters to the League.
Apart from approval of budgetary matters, resolutions are not binding on the members.
The amended article now defines the participation of the Federal Council and the 16 German states in matters concerning the European Union.
All civil aviation matters are controlled from the Civil Aviation Administration Denmark.
All civil aviation matters are handled by the Civil Aviation Administration Denmark.
The Department of Justice is responsible for handling legal matters for the government.
They are also known as reserved matters and act as a guide for which areas are devolved to those three countries and which are not.
In Northern Ireland, the powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly do not cover reserved matters or excepted matters.
In theory, reserved matters could be devolved at a later date, but excepted matters were not supposed to be considered for further devolution.
This Act sets out the matters still dealt with by the Westminster parliament, referred to as reserved matters.
A number of policing and justice powers remain excepted matters and were not devolved.
The specific devolved matters are all subjects which are not explicitly stated in Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act as reserved matters.
All matters that are not specifically reserved are automatically devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
Reserved matters are subjects that are outside the legislative competence of the Scotland Parliament.
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These laws are known as Assembly Measures and can be enacted in specific fields and matters within the legislative competency of the Assembly.
New matters and fields can be devolved by Acts of the UK Parliament or by LCOs approved by Parliament.
Local authorities are responsible for matters such as planning, local roads, sanitation, and libraries.
It negotiates directly with foreign governments on matters within the competence of the States of Jersey.
It is not required to implement EU Directives on such matters as movement of capital, company law or money laundering.
Under Article 27 of the UN Charter, Security Council decisions on all substantive matters require the affirmative votes of nine members.
Procedural matters are not subject to a veto, so the veto cannot be used to avoid discussion of an issue.
The Ministerial Conference can take decisions on all matters under any of the multilateral trade agreements.
Each country of the United Kingdom has its own body responsible for heritage matters.
On matters not devolved to Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland may put forward view and proposals.
Thatcher responded by demoting Howe and by listening more to her adviser Sir Alan Walters on economic matters.
The Convention's provisions affecting institutional and procedural matters have been altered several times by means of protocols.
The Scottish Government also has administrative responsibility for some matters where it does not have legislative power.
England is represented by MPs in the British Parliament and matters relating only to England are also dealt with by the UK parliament.
This usually only happens in special circumstances, such as in matters of national security.
The members of the Executive council were to be appointed by Secretary of State and were responsible to him in all matters.
There were certain matters that he was to administer at his own discretion, in which he was responsible to the Secretary of State.
Many areas of Scots law are legislated for by the Scottish Parliament, in matters devolved from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The most junior judges are the justices of the peace who preside over minor criminal matters in the Justice of the Peace Courts.
The High Court of Justiciary deals with serious criminal matters, such as Murder, and the Court of Session is Scotland's supreme civil court.

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