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101Investor Protection Committees — IPCs) Organisations such as the Association of British Insurers and the National Association of Pension Funds representing the interests of their members, consisting of large institutional shareholders. The IPCs issue guidelines on various… …
102Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 — (BAPCPA) USA Extensive amendments to the Bankruptcy Code signed into law on April 20, 2005, which generally became effective on October 17, 2005. These amendments have in general disadvantaged debtors and shifted leverage on various important… …
103Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — (PPACA) USA A federal statute signed into law in March 2010 which, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, enacts major reforms to the US health care system. Among other things, PPACA: • Provides for tax credits… …
104Pension Protection Act of 2006 — (PPA) USA A federal law providing for comprehensive pension reform that addresses a variety of employee benefit plan topics including: • Revised minimum funding requirements for defined benefit plans and multi employer plans. • Enhanced… …
105protection — pro|tec|tion W2S2 [prəˈtekʃən] n 1.) [U] when someone or something is protected protection of ▪ the protection of the environment protection against/from ▪ evidence that vitamin C gives protection against cancer protection for ▪ This law provides …
106protection — In old English law, a writ by which the king might, by a special prerogative, privilege a defendant from all personal and many real suits for one year at a time, and no longer, in respect of his being engaged in his service out of the realm. In… …
107Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 — Also know as the Health Care Reform Act, the federal law that overhauled the nation s health care system. Among other things, the law required almost all people to have health insurance or face a tax penalty, offered subsidies and credits to… …
108community protection — (Australia) incarceration for the protection of the state, as opposed, for example, for a crime or mental illness. It has entered the legal lexicon courtesy of the state of Victoria, which passed the Community Protection Act 1990 with a view to… …
109consumer protection law — n. A state or federal law designed to protect consumers against improperly described, damaged, faulty, and dangerous goods and services as well as from unfair trade and credit practices. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
110Law of Canada — The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Quebec, however, still retains a civil system for issues… …
