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English translation: order in council/ governmental decree

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Dutch term or phrase:	Algemene maatregel van bestuur
English translation:	order in council/ governmental decree
Entered by:	Tina Vonhof

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19:56 Feb 12, 2004

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Law (general)

Dutch term or phrase: Algemene maatregel van bestuur

Een stukje uit de wet over "verklaringen omtrent het gedrag":

Indien de betrokkene niet in een basisadministratie persoonsgegevens is ingeschreven, geschiedt de afgifte door de burgemeester van 's-Gravenhage, behoudens uitzonderingen, bij algemene maatregel van bestuur te bepalen.

Tina Vonhof KudoZ activity Questions: 121 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 1021
Local time: 04:53

order in council/ governmental decree

Explanation:
according to van den End

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Note added at 2004-02-13 13:07:23 (GMT)
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Van den End also gives: bij algemene maatregel van bestuur aangewesen worden :to be designated by order in council;
bij of krachtens algemene maatregel van bestuur kunnen regelen worden gesteld met betrekking tot : by or pursuant to an order in council, rules may be laid down with regard to;
bij algemene maatregel van bestuur eisen stellen: to lay down requirements by order in council;
regelen bij algemene maatregel van bestuur: to regulate by order in council
He gives administrative measures for bestuurlijke maatregelen.
Hopes this helps you. Lindsay

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Lindsay Edwards
Local time: 12:53

Grading comment

I may use 'governmental decree' to be safe but Order in Council is also correct (see for example http://www.4reference.net/encyclopedias/wikipedia/Order_in_Council.html).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +4	order in council/ governmental decree	Lindsay Edwards
3 +4	administrative order	xxxwinterjasmij

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peer agreement (net): +4

administrative order

Explanation:
Tony Foster: Dutch Legal Terminology (1999)

volgens Nico Kuipers: statutory regulation

xxxwinterjasmij
Local time: 12:53
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peer agreement (net): +4

order in council/ governmental decree

Lindsay Edwards
Local time: 12:53
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English
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Grading comment

I may use 'governmental decree' to be safe but Order in Council is also correct (see for example http://www.4reference.net/encyclopedias/wikipedia/Order_in_Council.html).

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