41.   The ban officially took effect Wednesday.

42.   The ban takes effect Friday for the Lincoln Tunnel from New Jersey, the only tunnel into the area not included in the Thursday ban.

43.   The ban takes immediate effect.

44.   The ban takes effect Wednesday, Renata Patrycy, spokeswoman for the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate, told the PAP news agency.

45.   The ban took effect late Monday.

46.   The British ban takes effect in the New Year, and butchers reported customers rushing to stock up freezers.

47.   The oily, fatty meat has become a delicacy, however, since the commercial whaling ban took effect, and many young Japanese have never tasted it.

48.   The Netherlands and Denmark announced the ban would take effect Thursday, while other EU member countries are expected to follow suit.

49.   The Star daily quoted Deputy Information Minister Suleiman Mohamed as saying that the ban will take effect later this year.

50.   The tax was eliminated when the ban took effect.