Sentences with phrase «behaviour of public authorities»

that it is appropriate to apply the private investor test to the behaviour of public authorities only were they are in a position comparable to that in which private operators may find themselves.

«It is hard to explain why norms which are designed as supreme rules for the conduct of public affairs and the behaviour of public authorities should not apply to those same affairs and to the same authorities when they act on the basis of Community law.»

Not exact matches

An important and useful element of the thinking at the time was the replacement of the earlier «control theory» approach to policy (i.e. the belief that the central point was to find an appropriate spot on the Phillips curve and to stay there), towards a «game theoretic» view, in which the critical issues related to behaviour — the interaction between the monetary authorities and the public.

In an attempt to empower victims of antisocial behaviour, the prime minister says they will be entitled to take out civil injunctions, funded by the local public authority, if the police are not taking action within a set time.

One of the main drivers behind these initiatives is the realisation that, given their necessarily finite resources, public authorities can not hope themselves to address all the harm caused to European markets by anti-competitive behaviour.

The House of Lords has clearly recognised that hearsay evidence has a crucial role to play in the presentation of a public authority's case to deal with problems caused to local communities, whether by way of anti-social behaviour in its many forms committed by individuals — many of whom are young and disaffected — or by the general nuisance which often attaches to premises where drugs are being used unlawfully.

The local Police and the Local Authority have both agreed that there are grounds to believe that members of the public have been intimidated, harassed, alarmed or distressed as a result of the presence or behaviour of two or more persons and that anti-social behaviour is a significant and