sunset law — A law that automatically terminates the agency or program it establishes unless the legislature expressly renews it. For example, a state law creating and funding a new drug rehabilitation program within state prisons may provide that the program … Law dictionary
sunset law — sunset provision UK / US or sunset law UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sunset provision : singular sunset provision plural sunset provisions a condition that states that a plan or agreement will automatically end after a particular period of… … English dictionary
sunset law — a statute that includes provision for automatic termination of a government program, agency, etc., at the end of a specified time period unless it is reauthorized by the legislature. [1975 80, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
sunset law — a statute that includes provision for automatic termination of a government program, agency, etc., at the end of a specified time period unless it is reauthorized by the legislature. [1975 80, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
sunset provision — A statutory provision providing that a particular agency, benefit, or law will expire on a particular date, unless it is reauthorized by the legislature. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. sunset provision … Law dictionary
sunset — sun·set adj: having or being a provision stipulating the termination or repeal of something (as a law, grant, or insurance coverage) on a specified date sunset laws requiring periodic review of programs to justify their continuance Merriam… … Law dictionary
sunset clause — n. A clause in a statute stating that it will cease to be effective on a certain date unless it is renewed by the legislature. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
sunset provision — UK US noun [countable] [singular sunset provision plural sunset provisions] a condition that states that a plan or agreement will automatically end after a particular period of time unless special arrangements are made for it to continue… … Useful english dictionary
sunset — sun‧set [ˈsʌnset] adjective [only before a noun] 1. ECONOMICS no longer very profitable or important and based on old Technologies: • As their profit levels fall, these new industries, in their turn, will become sunset sectors. 2. LAW sunset… … Financial and business terms
sunset provision — UK / US or sunset law UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sunset provision : singular sunset provision plural sunset provisions a condition that states that a plan or agreement will automatically end after a particular period of time unless… … English dictionary