take effect

1. see in effect, def. 2.

Example Sentences

The Legislature also voted to claw back an increase to the cannabis excise tax, which took effect in July and raised the state tax rate paid by consumers to 19%.

From Los Angeles Times

The bill, which would take effect in January, reasserts the authority of the commission to oversee pipeline repair projects and requires the “best available technology” for any pipe transporting petroleum from offshore.

From Los Angeles Times

Parliament will now have to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act, along with its regulations, for the ruling to take effect.

From BBC

Those technical changes would take effect even if the Howard Jarvis measure qualifies for the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times

Thousands of migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats since the new "one in, one out" agreement with France took effect in August, figures from the Home Office show.

From BBC

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