Sentences with phrase «gives legal powers»

Sturgeon, the first minister and SNP leader, has decided that consultation is not enough, and insists that her government or Holyrood should be given the legal power to block any changes they disagree with.

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In essence, the FCC has given ISPs the legal power to blackmail any content provider that does not pay them with the threat of a slowdown in service delivery.

There is absolutely nothing progressive about a trade deal that gives special powers and privileges to foreign private investors, that undermines democratic and legal institutions, and that does nothing to meaningfully protect our health, our jobs, our labour standards, or our environment.

Such was the moral, legal and political power Calvin gave to himself, though he never held a post higher than that of pastor.

But the British and their sympathizers replied that the charters gave no such independence from parliamentary control, and to flout legal parliamentary actions was to go against the powers that were ordained by God to rule England under law and custom.

... (Morsi) formally gave himself open - ended powers to make decrees that are immune from judicial oversight (therefore barring any legal recourse against them), giving himself license to do pretty much anything else he pleases in the name of national security.

More power to you but your conversion still does not give you a legal right to push those fairytales into my secular life or my secular government.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

Never give a woman and / or the state any level of legal, financial, emotional, physical, psychological or spiritual power over your life, PERIOD.

«We are committed to redressing this injustice that has been done to our people by doing all that is within our powers, that is proper and legal to ensure that Mr. Sani leaves the Senate to pave way for a fit, proper and qualified person from Kaduna Central to go to Senate to give us quality and efficient representation,» the group said, in a statement read by its secretary, Alhaji Aminu Sha'aibu.

They must litigate without the power to cross examine witnesses giving evidence against them, who may remain anonymous and absent from the court, without publicly funded legal representation, without any restriction as to the material placed before the fact - finding court, and can be found responsible for conduct on a mere balance of probabilities.»

When Schneiderman and Cuomo formed the commission in July, stacking it with district attorneys and other legal experts, they agreed to make each member a deputy attorney general, giving the panel broad investigative authority in addition to its subpoena powers.

Winning a majority gave them the votes — if not the legal power, as this is a devolved parliament dealing with domestic matters — to deliver that.

The former shadow work and pensions secretary also backed Mr Corbyn's call for a war powers act to give MPs in Parliament a legal veto over any decision to go to war.

But I want those powers to be regulated by the well established legal safeguards which protect individuals from coercive state power, not be given away carte blanche, allowing deliberate back door vulnerabilities to be created and contractors to roam through my browsing history.

The state - is the legal term of the administrative structure having the power over the given territory.

Since 1997, the government has given the police new resources and parliament has provided new legal powers to arrest and try terrorists.

Pavan Dhaliwal, BHA Director of Public Affairs, added, «Government has dragged its feet on this issue since 2013, in spite of being given the power by Parliament to give legal recognition to humanist marriage in that year.

Then there is the regulatory issue, where he needs to create authorities capable of handling the deluge of new powers about to be regained for Britain, for instance on fisheries or pharmaceuticals, and give them legal recognition in law.

During the passage of the Same - Sex Marriage Act through Parliament, the BHA secured a section that gives the Government the power to give legal recognition to humanist marriages without requiring a new Act of Parliament to be passed.

The chairperson of the electoral management body (EMB) Charlotte Osei said giving legal backing to IPAC will give political parties the powers to dictate to the EC, which will be inimical to the functions of the independent establishment.

The point is that it's a power granted by an Act of Parliament, but not granted to Parliament — from a legal or practical perspective, the power could just have easily been given to a majority of the House of Lords, or to 3/4 of an independent commission, or to 5/6 of StackExchange users.

According to independent legal advice given to the Welsh Liberal Democrats, as neither the Welsh Ministers nor the Secretary of State has the power to change that formula, implementing the rate relief recommendations would require primary legislation either by way of an Act of the Assembly or an Act of Parliament.

The union's general secretary, Len McCluskey said: «The government should strongly consider giving shareholders greater legal powers to question and curb these excessive remuneration packages.»

The Silver plan also eliminates the governor's existing legal authority to insert policy language in spending bills, giving up a crucial power of the governor while offering little in return.

The legal battle started when a Belfast judge ruled that Northern Ireland health minister Edwin Poots did not have the power to maintain a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood and that it was up to the secretary of state to make the call.

The Sheffield city region review into the case for establishing their combined authority explicitly stated, for instance, that the major rationale was to give legal effect to existing informal collaboration, enabling local authority leaders «to obtain more devolved powers from government and additional funding streams».

«Various people, I think over time,» Bharara said in an oblique reference to Cuomo, «have given maybe 18 or 19 different explanations, depending on the time, as to what its powers were, what its level of independence was, or should be, as a practical matter or a legal matter, so I'm done sort of analyzing that.»

The governor pointed out that unless there was a legal caveat, the option of regionalism which would give greater powers to the regions, as being canvassed by some, could lead to the possibility of secession.

While control of the Senate may not give Republicans the ability to quash the rule outright, it does indicate that that U.S. EPA and the president will face pushback every step of the way between now and the rule's completion, according to legal experts who spoke this week on the election's outcome and its implications for the Clean Power Plan.

This fast - acting formula is one of the top legal steroids for increasing crude strength and giving your muscles the mass that they need in order to exhibit power and strength.

The title of Rosi's next film, Lucky Luciano, would have suggested a gangster film and indeed, given Rosi's enduring interest in exploring the interconnection between legal and illegal power networks, the model of the gangster film and the crime thriller had never been far from the surface of many of the previous films.

Given the uncertain legal ground on which its new regime of not - quite - regulation rests, the department could face some unusual dilemmas if it attempts to bring federal power to bear against dissenters.

The NUT believes that the solution to the school place crisis is to give local authorities back the legal powers they need to plan and provide enough school places in their local areas and for the Government to provide sufficient funding to enable them to do so.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers was given no advance word of the action — which happened at an early - morning SRC meeting called with minimal notice — and which figures to result in a legal challenge to the takeover law the SRC believes gives it the power to bypass negotiations and impose terms.

«While parents desperately struggle to get their children a place in a local school, the government continues to promote its ideological free schools programme instead of giving local authorities the legal powers to open new schools where they are needed.»

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.

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A power of attorney is a legal document that gives someone else the right to act on your behalf.

For houses, banks will initiate a power of sale, which is a legal procedure where they give you 35 days to bring your mortgage current.

We are not bankruptcy attorneys and we're not giving legal advice here, just encouragement to explore and understand your options — Knowledge is power.

Power of Attorney: A legal document that gives one person the full legal right and authority to act for another person.

Lasting power of attorney is the name given to the legal process that transfers control of somebody's affairs to another individual.

By appointing someone to be their power of attorney, your loved one will be giving that person the legal authority to look after their affairs.

Yeah n useless officials who no jack but r given the power of life n death over dumb animals who can't speak for themselves defend themselves majority of which have been nothing more than loyal pets and unbelievable friends always happy to see you the reason u get up in a morning one of my dogs was 16 week old how can it be legal to exterminate a species within the borders of a country.

This is not unconstitutional, the constitution clearly gives any powers not expressly given to the federal government to the state, and so long as the state does not have legislation forbidding localities from restricting the sale of certain animals, then this is perfectly legal.

The announcement gives the EPA a legal basis for capping emissions from major sources such as coal power plants, as well as cars.

[10] Given the EPA's desire to transform the electricity sector, the original intentions of Section 111 (d), and the recent Supreme Court ruling on the tailoring rule, the regulations for existing power plants will face much - warranted legal scrutiny.

Local power - plants are legal and now necessary given the success of the coal industry in watering down and delaying real action on coal pollution in Congress.