Nevertheless, the Act also codified procedures for criminal trials and protections for vassals from ejection from the land.
The Act codified the merit system principles governing the federal workforce.
An Act for the Relief of the Poor codifies the English Poor Laws.
The 1976 Act also codified the idea/expression dichotomy that had been developed by the courts.
The Act codified the concept of universal service and led to creation of the Universal Service Fund and E-rate.
The Act of 2010 also codifies the role of the Authority in currency, exchanges, official practices, and defines related penal offenses.
The Act of 2009 also codifies procedures for the dissolution of local governments, referenced but unspecified in previous legislation.
The Act codified this common law doctrine with little modification.
The new Act also codifies the Common Law requirements relating to three key aspects of service, ie skill, time and price.
When first enacted, the Act codified the common law in some cases.