Governments often legislate on the total number of school days for state schools.

In 1899 government legislated that the day be a public holiday from 1900.

Schools would have to prove public benefit, but the government wouldn't legislate for what that meant in practice.

In 2006, the Russian government legislated a nuclear expansion plan for 2007-2015.

The government has legislated for important changes in education.

The other side argues that government cannot legislate eating less or exercising more.

Besides, the last government legislated to raise the school leaving age to 18 by 2015, a measure this one supports.

Despite opposition both within and outside the country, the government legislated for a continuation of apartheid.

Some governments have legislated blood alcohol levels beyond which a person is considered to be driving while impaired.

Kenneth Clarke set that up this morning, when he said the government would legislate to give some prisoners the right to vote.