Sentences with phrase «is in the public interest»

The British government said on Thursday it would refer Rupert Murdoch's planned takeover of European pay - TV group Sky to regulators to decide if the deal was in the public interest.

I do not believe that moving forward with this plan is in the public interest,» FCC chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement.

And the information that is available is in the public interest, since Trump is competing to hold the highest public office in the land.

The British Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally nixed 21st Century Fox's $ 26 billion takeover of media company Sky, saying it may not be in the public interest as it would put too much power in Rupert Murdoch's hands.

«In December 2013, the Joint Review Panel found that construction and operation of the Northern Gateway Pipelines project is in the public interest, subject to 209 conditions being met by the proponent.

And he was asking them to hold back, in this case, specifically because it's in the public interest for them to do so.

In order to obtain the FCC's permission to transfer licenses, the companies must show it is in the public interest to do so.

A four - page bill signed by the state's governor declares that the installation of energy storage by utility customers is in the public interest, and prohibits discriminatory charges or regulatory burdens from interfering with this.

In addition, the Government can override the current mechanism by setting any rate it wants if it considers it to be in the public interest.

The government, through the Governor in Council, can override the rate recommended by the Board if the government considers it to be in the public interest.

Nonetheless, the DOJ attached certain behavioral conditions and required a minor divestiture, ultimately approving both deals.144 The district court held the consent decrees to be in the public interest.

The Sponsor submits that it is in the public interest to permit the development of the Trust, which will enable a new and compelling investment option to investors.»

After hearing evidence and considering submissions for 180 days, the Board arrived on 209 conditions it deemed necessary to mitigate the risks and adverse socio - ecological effects associated with the pipeline and its associated infrastructure to ensure the project is in the public interest.

Notwithstanding its potential environmental burdens, the JRP ultimately concluded that the NGP is in the public interest, citing various societal benefits including primarily jobs and job - training for Aboriginal communities but also «research, monitoring, and planning initiatives and techniques with relevance beyond the project» and economic benefits, first and foremost the importance of «opening Pacific Basin markets» (NGP Report, Volume II, Chapter 2, s. 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.).

Before making an order (requiring a person or persons to hold an export license), the Minister shall determine whether it is in the public interest of Alberta to do so having regard to:

The Liberal government has preferred to make a politically motivated decision to press ahead with this $ 9 to $ 10 billion project without proper oversight and without good evidence that the power is needed or that the project is in the public interest.

The hearings themselves may also be open to the public, provided that the government whose decisions are being challenged «determines that it is in the public interest to do so.»

Amending the Responsible Energy Development Act to include a requirement that the regulator must consider whether resource development applications are in the public interest, and reinstate the right of landowners to appeal environmental decisions affecting their land to an independent Environmental Appeals Board.

Additionally, they wrote, «it is in the public interest for the pipelines to be in closer proximity to each other, so as to maximize monitoring resources and increase the efficiency of response times» with «issues that may arise with either pipeline.»

The Federal Communications Commission also would have to determine that the proposed merger is in the public interest.

That's what you call a code of ETHICS??? So your employer does something terrible and you have to keep quiet about it even if it's in the public interest to know, and you consider it ethical to stay silent?

To be sure, the Charter does not explicitly cover the disbursement of federal funds for various activities deemed to be in the public interest.

The tribunal has also asked for more information from a range of government departments and milk processors to test Murray Goulburn's argument that its proposed merger with WCB would be in the public interest.

That was a news photograph, it told the story and the story was in the public interest.»

However, a second inquiry concluded that Falmer was the only viable location for a stadium in the area, and the Government decided that the development was in the public interest because of its social and economic benefits for the more deprived areas of Brighton.

Let this be in the public interest and do not let Nestlé dictate the agenda.

It's OK — I have her permission; we've agreed it's in the public interest.

«Evidence about why the Inner Harbor Project was in the public interest similarly sheds critical light on the Syracuse Defendants» states of mind,» the letter states.

It is in the public interest that the Brexit process is as open and transparent as possible.

«It is in the public interest that former ministers with experience in government should be able to move into business.»

These proposals will strengthen the home secretary's powers to ensure that very dangerous individuals can be excluded if it is in the public interest to do so,» immigration minister Mark Harper said.

Any prosecutions must also be shown to be in the public interest and therefore «necessary and proportionate».

Last week however, the information commissioner ruled not only that it was in the public interest to release the reports, but also that the government saying HS2 didn't have any environmental implications to prevent release under Environmental Information Regulations was simply not the case.

The Congress declares that the establishment of a Department of Education is in the public interest, will promote the general welfare of the United States, will help ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to coordinate its education activities more effectively.

«This would not be in the public interest, a hurdle that all preliminary injunctions must cross.»

He claimed that doing so was in the public interest, i.e. to allow people the freedom to vote for whom they wanted (namely Paul Biya).

At the moment if an individual can not afford to pay all the potential legal fees but their case is in the public interest, they can be granted a «costs cap» to limit their financial liability.

At one point the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, obtained an injunction against the BBC, preventing them from reporting a story they claimed was in the public interest while he argued that the story was sub judice.

In that context, he reiterated his view that New York state should act to block Comcast's take - over of Time Warner Cable, as resulting high prices would not be in the public interest, with both Wu and Teachout adding that they had testified against the merger in front of the Public Service Commission.

When Como announced the review of the Comcast / Time Warner in May, he emphasized that recent legislation he had signed had shifted the burden of proof to require the company to prove that the merger was in the public interest, whereas previously the Commission «was required to grant its approval unless it found that the transaction was not in the public interest,» the press release noted.

Primaries in New York State are carried out on the public's dime, the implicit rationale being that supporting the two - party system (an arrangement not envisioned by the Founders, by the way) is in the public interest.

The civil service is generally an efficient machine whose professional approach means few suggestions get anywhere unless they are supported by evidence that change must happen and that it is in the public interest.

But this afternoon Mr Straw told the Commons that it would not be in the public interest to make further revelations.

It is in the public interest to show that what the police are doing is working.

The problem is that it is now not a question of trolls breaking the law, but a question of whether it is in the public interest to prosecute them.

«The Government intends to retry the defendant and believes it is in the public interest for that re-trial to occur promptly,» Kim recently wrote to the lower court judge.

As if making up for lost time, he spoke for a full half - hour, hijacking the debate on whether Murdoch's BSkyB bid was in the public interest.

In fact the sole reason for having a director of public prosecutions is to give guidance as to when certain prosecutions may or may not be in the public interest.

Keir Starmer QC, director of public prosecutions, said: «Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence gathered by the police, we have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal charges against Margaret Moran.

The letter raises issues regarding a lack of proper consultation, compatibility with confidentiality guidelines and whether it is in the public interest to maintain a confidential medical service.