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bylaw

[bahy-law] / ˈbaɪˌlɔ /


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Despite restrictions being in place, he said visitors and locals were "welcome to come and enjoy the park" while being aware of the high risk of wildfires and the parks fire bylaw.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Though a town body approved the expansion last March, a Nantucket bylaw requires residents to approve use of town-owned land for erosion-control projects at the annual Town Meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

It comes as part of new amendments to a bylaw under the NSL that the government gazetted on Monday.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

CIF Executive Director Ron Nocetti said schools have failed to change or get rid of bylaw 600, because it effects all sports and would create additional issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

It breaks every bylaw but this school has always been antiquated.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

Can anyone truly be themselves when society’s bylaws not only dictate proper human behavior but also how successful anyone can be in something as complicated and unknowable as life itself?

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Working with the NCF for the past six years, Igwe has mobilised community leaders, local groups and security teams to protect the birds from outside hunters, with local bylaws now helping to formalise their protection.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

But its bylaws stipulate that the entity can be dissolved at any time, which means the billionaire could regain control of it as soon as his second term ends in 2029.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

He was later declared ineligible according to the association’s bylaws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

“According to the bylaws, there must be seven trustees in order to conduct any official business,” Miss Mortimer said quickly.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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