The republics' legislative regulation of ownership of land...and other natural resources must not impede the implementation of the Union's powers.

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Imagine if legislative approval of regulation were larded with earmarks.

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The new law is a response to the problem of "legal highs", but is being seized upon by reformers because it crosses a Rubicon - designing a legislative framework built upon regulation rather than prohibition.

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It will streamline and simplify both the legislative framework and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's regulation of activities which cause pollution at a local and national level.

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Put another way, how are government regulatory agencies and legislative bodies to be expected to make rational decisions around the regulation of hydraulic fracturing and the oil and gas industry in general when they are bombarded on a daily basis by media reports, blog posts and emails from anti-fractivists that seem more than anything else designed to intentionally mislead them?

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The bill deals with the regulation of the UK's major airports, including the legislative framework of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

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Frank's bill is still in its infant stages--no word yet on the administration's position. (The White House typically doesn't take a stance this early in the legislative game.) But if history is an indicator, anything that might impose more regulation on U.S. oil companies is not likely to go over well at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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The UK government's legislative programme includes plans to scrap ID cards, a referendum on changing the voting system and tighter regulation of the financial sector.

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