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Sunset law

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004772

A provision in a statute or regulation that specifies an automatic expiration date for the law or a government agency unless reauthorized by legislative action. This mechanism requires periodic review and re-evaluation of the law's effectiveness. Many government commissions and task forces are established with sunset clauses.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004772
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004772",
  "term": "Sunset law",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A provision in a statute or regulation that specifies an automatic expiration date for the law or a government agency unless reauthorized by legislative action. This mechanism requires periodic review and re-evaluation of the law's effectiveness. Many government commissions and task forces are established with sunset clauses.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/sunset-law/"
}

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