The act of omission in our current culture is more difficult than the act of commission.
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Professor Lord Patel of Bradford, chairman of the Mental Health Act Commission, said the census figures highlighted the importance of the government's Delivering Race Equality programme.
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One of the men jailed over the Facebook messages after admitting an offence under the Serious Crime Act of intentionally encouraging another to assist the commission of an indictable offence is to appeal against his sentence.
The egregious Tuskegee experiments were influential in prompting Congress to pass the National Research Act of 1974 creating a commission to develop principles for protection of human subjects in scientific experimentation.
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As Lynn Turner, the SEC's former chief accountant, points out, much of what the act requires is covered by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and by the Treadway Commission's recommendations on firms' internal controls, which date back to the early 1990s.
They were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Officers from Counter Terrorism Command arrested the man under the Terrorism Act, on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Martin Hartshorn, of McCauley Street, Grimsby, is charged under the Serious Crime Act with encouraging or assisting the commission of violent disorder.
Currently, almost any accounting system you can think of records mistakes of commission, when a deliberate act goes wrong, but keeps no record of mistakes of omission: things not done that should have been.
The Labour Party told the commission that it supported a generic Referendum Act, an electoral commission and independent formulation of questions.
The seven-woman, five-man jury also found the Army veteran guilty of committing a murder in an act of terrorism, conspiracy and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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Jail is appropriate for anyone who uses a gun in the commission of an act of violence.
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 tasked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to gauge the level of financial literacy that exists in America among individual investors.
The Green Guides do not constitute binding rules or regulations, but FTC will expect marketers to utilize them when designing advertisements, and will undoubtedly refer to them when bringing enforcement actions under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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The practices of the major wireless carriers alleged herein as they relate to the poor security of the smartphones sold to consumers constitute deceptive and unfair business practices subject to review by the FTC under section 5 of The Federal Trade Commission Act.
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In March, 2011, Sands disclosed that it was being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The SBA's Office of Advocacy monitors federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Commerce and the Securities and Exchange Commission--in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980--to make sure they aren't creating new rules that place a disproportionate burden on small businesses.
The inspector general of the SEC is supposed to act as an impartial arbiter of the agency's conduct, auditing commission operations, programs, activities, functions and organizations, and investigating allegations of staff misconduct, according to the SEC's Web site.
Those responsible will bear this stigma, and it will serve as a warning to those who may in future contemplate the commission of such a heinous act.
But using it in the life-insurance application process would "raise questions" about whether the data would be subject to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, says Rebecca Kuehn of the Federal Trade Commission's division of privacy and identity protection.
I'd also like to recognize the members of Congress who are standing alongside us, who worked so hard to pass the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act, particularly Congressman Elton Gallegly, the lead sponsor of this bill.
It is deplorable that so few of our elected officials, with the notable exceptions of Rep. Kevin Brady, prime sponsor of the Sound Dollar Act, and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who successfully championed a national monetary commission as part of the 2012 GOP platform, have focused on moving monetary policy to center stage.
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In recent cases brought under sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission has alleged that there was fraudulent conduct but does not allege that the defendant acted with scienter.
The Boundary Commission published its initial proposals following an act of parliament earlier in the year.
Sam Younger, chairman of the Electoral Commission, said once the Act was fully implemented, it should remove the opportunity for fraud "considerably" - although the watchdog would still like to see individual voter registration.
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Without a quorum, the commission has been unable to act on a steady stream of complaints against independent political groups, which are pushing the legal envelope as others did four years ago.
This is laid down in the Audit Commission Act, which gives local electors a temporary right of access to the detailed financial records of English councils and police and fire authorities (including contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts).
While President Obama has not tried to act on any of the Simpson-Bowles recommendations, at least he created the Commission.
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In 2003, Congress solved the problem of spam email with the CAN-SPAM Act, which authorized Federal Trade Commission lawsuits against chronic spammers.
Under Lisbon, if one-third of the national parliaments agree on something, they can act together to oblige the Commission to cancel and review a wrong decision.
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