Ordinance may refer to:
Law
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Ordinance (Belgium), a law adopted by the Brussels Parliament or the Common Community Commission
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Ordinance (India)
Ordinances are laws that are promulgated by the President of India on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet, which will have the same effect as an Act of Parliament. They can only be issued when Parliament is not in session. They enable the I ...
, a temporary law promulgated by the President of India on recommendation of the Union Cabinet
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Ordinance (university)
In United Kingdom universities, ordinances, sometimes termed regulations, are detailed legislation that translates the broad principles of the university's charter and statutes.
Most UK universities created before 1992 are established by royal ch ...
, a particular class of internal legislation in a United Kingdom university
* In England during the Civil War, a law passed by parliament without royal assent; see
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Self-denying Ordinance, passed by the Long Parliament of England on 3 April 1645
* Legislation made by the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong; see also
Law of Hong Kong
* A royal
decree, law promulgated on the monarch's own authority
* Delegated legislation for the Australian territories of the
Australian Capital Territory and the
Northern Territory, passed by the
Federal Executive Council (these were mostly converted to acts after the territories gained self-government)
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By-law, a rule established by an organization to regulate itself
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Local ordinance
A local ordinance is a law issued by a local government. such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, or the like.
China
In Hong Kong, all laws enacted by the territory's Legislative Council remain to be known as ''Ordinances'' () af ...
, a law made by a municipality or other local authority
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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Co ...
, July 13, 1787, an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States that created the Northwest Territory
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Ordinance XX
Ordinance XX ( ur, آرڈیننس 20) is a legal ordinance of the Government of Pakistan that was promulgated under the regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq on 26 April 1984 and is meant to prohibit the practice of Islam and the usage of Islamic ...
, a law passed down in Pakistan which prevents Ahmadi Muslims from being identified as Muslims
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Ordinances of 1311, a series of regulations imposed upon King Edward II of England
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Ordonnance'' in French government, a regulation adopted by the executive in a domain normally reserved for statute law
Religion
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Ordinance (Christianity), Protestant term for religious ritual
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Ordinance (Latter Day Saints), a religious ritual enacted using priesthood authority
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Baptist ordinance, Believer's Baptism and Lord's Supper
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Ecclesiastical ordinances, the bylaws of a Christian religious organization
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Ordinance room, place for Latter-day Saint ordinances
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Ordination, the process by which one is consecrated
See also
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Land Ordinance (disambiguation)
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Land Reform Ordinance (disambiguation)
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List of Acts and Ordinances of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660
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