41.   Zia Sunday rejected the demand to scrap the law and said she would continue her two-year tenure and work to wipe out crime.

42.   Zia Sunday rejected the demand to scrap the law which she said would remain in place for two years and be used to help wipe out crime.

43.   It also recommended scrapping laws introduced by Patten to widen the democratic nature of local elections.

44.   It has also been upbraided for plans to amend or scrap laws that protect human rights, and introduce laws that tighten police controls over political demonstrations.

45.   It is likely to make decisions to amend or scrap laws that will take effect immediately after the handover.

46.   Opposition deputies in the Jordanian parliament are rallying to prevent the government from scrapping three laws which ban contacts with Israel.

47.   The current law cannot be scrapped without a two-thirds majority in the lower house.

48.   The Egyptian government plans to scrap two laws which restrict civil liberties, Information Minister Safwat al-Sherif said Thursday.

49.   The plan to scrap the laws was put forward by the Beijing-appointed Preparatory Committee which is overseeing the return of Hong Kong to China.

50.   The Provisional Legislature will approve or scrap laws but its decisions will only take effect after the handover.