By then, the ministry hopes to have a new and comprehensive law in force.
The Brady Law remains in force, but the Assault Weapons Ban expired in 2004.
Trade unions representing the police and 6, 700 magistrates want a toughening of the law, in force since the start of this year, that limits the time a suspect can be held without trial.
But in fact such a law is already in force: the Defence of Marriage Act of 1996 was sanctioned by his predecessor, Bill Clinton, to stop gay partners claiming welfare benefits.
Findings of justifiable homicide have tripled since the law took force in 2005.
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There is no law or regulation in force today that stops a company from sharing cyber incident information with the government or with other companies.
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His acquittal was specifically referred to by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill when the new double jeopardy law came into force in November following a two-year review by the Scottish Law Commission.
Six months after the new law came into force in July, 1, 527 civil unions had been conducted.
The existing law will now remain in force while further discussions on procedure are held, our correspondent says.
While New York City law enforcement is out in full force ready to contain any unrest, it is something to keep an eye on.
He is the first huntsman to be summoned to court for allegedly defying the law which came into force in February last year in England and Wales, making hunting foxes with dogs a criminal offence.
The media also covered this development: Palin also just hired a lawyer to represent her during investigations of whether there was an abuse of power when her aides pressured the head of the state police to run her former brother-in-law off the force.
"Grossly disproportionate" force will still be against the law in England and Wales, but the bar will be higher than the current "proportionate" force test.
At the Conservative Party conference, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said "grossly disproportionate" force would still be against the law in England and Wales, but the bar would be higher than the current "proportionate" force test.
Without that faith in law and order, only force remains between society and chaos.
Much criticised both here and in America, the extradition treaty has not yet been ratified by Congress and thus has no force in international law.
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In line with the coalition agreement, it is planning a change in the law next year to force suppliers to include details of the cheapest deal on the statement.
Across Europe and in America, changes in banking law are being put in place which will make it easier to force bank creditors to share the pain of a failure next time.
As a health official and academic in Kentucky, Dr Holsinger was a force behind the state's pioneering law, passed in 2005, to limit junk food in schools.
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Steve Hinchman, staff attorney for the Conservation Law Foundation in Maine, says this would force automakers to develop cleaner versions of most cars.
All of this is in addition to a law that went into effect in France last August which allows regulators to force Apple to open up the iPod and iTunes, but we haven't heard a peep out of that one so far.
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If the Commission is unsatisfied with the response it could take the case to an EU court and perhaps force a change in UK law.
He believes there's one chief reason for that: Few South Africans trust law enforcement because in recent years, the police force has become politicized, with higher ranking officers who are politically appointed.
Anti-smoking group Ash said the law was designed to protect workers and should remain in force on public health grounds.
At Patrol Base Wilson, in Kandahar province's volatile Zhari district, American and Canadian military trainers are trying accomplish a top-priority task, something many Afghans believe can't be done: create a police force that will maintain law and order in a country where few feel safe anymore.
In Northern Ireland, the 1967 law never came into force, so abortion is still not legal, though no law specifically prohibits it.
Some reports quoting official sources said the suspension would be in force for two week to "maintain law and order" in the state.
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As more facts in the case emerged, the conversation shifted to the controversy surrounding Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows for the use of deadly force in cases of self-defense.
Utah's governor signed into law last month a controversial measure that would force brokerages in the state to pay issuers if they handle trades that fail to deliver and then do not report those failures to the state securities department within 24 hours.
The legislation came into force in 1992 and the purpose of the law is to protect the reputation of regional foods and eliminate unfair competition.
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