1.   It had been thought that only the penalty was prescribed by statute, just as the penalty for murder is laid down by Parliament.

2.   Saudi Arabia prohibits non-Muslim services and, like other nations following Islamic law, prescribes harsh penalties for converting to Christianity.

3.   Although all sports have prescribed drug penalties, they are not always applied on recreational drugs that are not taken to enhance performance.

4.   It establishes a system for an independent review of coverage disputes, and prescribes penalties for HMOs defying the rulings of the independent arbiters.

5.   The experts explained that the Constitution left it to the election law to prescribe penalties, but the law has yet to be enacted.

6.   The Taliban announcement warned against publishing anti-Taliban material but did not prescribe a penalty.

7.   Malaudzi said the order did not prescribe penalties for those violating the ban and it will be left up to courts to decide sentences upon conviction.