Sentences with phrase «law police power»

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Just last year, the federal government was championing a law that would have granted police sweeping new powers to monitor Canadians» e-mail and demand customer information from Internet service providers.

The law imposes new restrictions on firearm purchases and the possession of «bump stocks,» funds more school police officers and mental health services, broadens law enforcement's power to seize weapons, and allows certain staff members to carry guns in schools.

The secret police are not restrained by law, and there is no appeal from police power.

Liberalism put hope largely in the possibility of creating the good state in which force would be either unnecessary, or would function only as police power under law.

An international police power is also needed to keep order and insure compliance with fundamental world law.

Schneiderman, in a letter to legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly and Cuomo, describes the proposed post as one that would essentially have policing and law enforcement powers over procurement procedure.

Speaking on the Gold Power Drive with Samuel Eshun, Lawyer David Annan noted that, the President by law is to consult the Council of State and the Police Council for advice before making such appointments, but there was no Council of State in place at the time he made the appointment.

They not only have the power to launch a probe, but the ability to use the State Police or a local law enforcement agency to conduct the investigation.

Ed Miliband is set to turn this November's police and crime commissioner elections into an effective referendum on the coalition's law and order policies - and has the campaigning power of John Prescott on his side.

I insist that it is unconstitutional for this Government to use any covert agent for operations against citizens to hide its Gargantuan political corruption like Nerquaye - Tetteh's golden handshake of GH 400,000 when it knows that the Constitution and the laws of Ghana proscribes it from using the executive powers of policing, intelligence and security entrusted to it by the Constitution except in compliance with the existing law.

The police are pursuing the 13 suspects, and I wish to make clear that we shall do all within our power to make sure that they are arrested and brought to face the law.

They not only have the power to launch a probe, but the ability to use the State Police or a local law enforcement agency.

Under current law, judges retain the power to police public debate.

Speaking on the recent renouncement of cultism in the state by over 500 suspected cultists, the CP expressed happiness that the Bayelsa State government through the House of Assembly amended the anti - cultism law which gave the police certain powers in collaboration with the magistrate to make sure people who are involved in cultism, secret society and those who harbour them are brought to book.

Pramilla Malick, leader of an Orange County citizens group that has fought the power plant, called the FERC official's decision «an unprecedented abuse of process and law,» and urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Basil Seggos, the state's environmental conservation commissioner, «to use the police powers of the state to protect our water and prevent any construction activity.»

Clubs and bars open after 23:00 could face additional charges, helping to pay for the cost of policing late - night disturbance and disorder, if home secretary Theresa May hands local authorities the power to impose the «law and order» fee, the Observer newspaper reported.

«These attacks have grown in magnitude and they include attacks on security services, we have incidents where military officers have been lynched by mobs, we have instances where these vigilante groups calling themselves variously; Invisible forces, Delta forces, etc. invade police stations, break into cells and release suspects because they claim the NPP members are immune to any form of arrest in other words, they are living above the law because they happen to be members of a party living in power», he said.

Earlier, Madaki, in his motion, had sought the intervention of the House to halt a potential breakdown of law and order in Kano State due to the alleged abuse of power by the police.

«Yet umpteen new criminal offences, police powers and other broad laws from parliament have been matched by government targets.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last year was appointed a special prosecutor to pursue cases in which civilians die in interactions with police, taking the power away from local district attorneys who may be too close with local law enforcement.

But Cuomo was limited because he lacked full powers to police public corruption, as state law dictates the A.G. can only pursue a small class of cases.

«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulation»

Law - enforcement officials have voiced concern that appointing a special prosecutor would usurp the power of police officers and district attorneys and foster distrust.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

Giving the «particulars» of the said error, the lawyer argued, «The powers given to the first appellant (the IGP) under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Nigeria Police Act, Laws of the Federation 2004, sufficiently make the «Special Joint Investigation Panel» lawful and supportable under the Nigerian criminal justice system.

In the words of the IGP, the police derive its powers from the constitution and therefore must be obedient to law and order.

Speaking during the swearing - in of Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo on Monday, the President urged «the police to do all in their power to bring to book all who fall foul of the law.»

Those who have the real power in this country — Ministers, senior civil servants and the police — are not beyond the law or beyond scrutiny, either.

JFAN said in a statement issued today by its Coordinator, Dr Dada Popoola and made available to journalists online that it was highly disappointed that a governor like Fayemi, who came to power through the instrument of the rule of law could descend to such an ignoble level of using police to harass anyone for criticising him.

It's a compelling idea (enough to sway a key ally played by Daniel Kaluuya), and a reminder that throughout the African diaspora, the black - white power balance remains as it is courtesy of Jim Crow practices designed to keep minorities in check: persistent segregation, broken drug laws, racially targeted policing, disproportionately high incarceration rates — all of which are identified and indicted by Coogler's truth - to - power script.

As he settles into his new life, the country is experiencing its own turmoil: an oil embargo has led to martial law and civil war, with the government being led by a man with Fascist ambitions who uses the energy crisis, violent street demonstrations, and a mass shooting to give himself new dictatorial powers and establish a force of Special Police.

When Willoughby learns of the billboards, he blows a gasket, and it seems clear where the movie is headed: to a battle between the police and Mildred, the aggrieved citizen who has taken the law — or, at least, the power of public shame and coercion — into her own hands.

In performance of any of the powers, duties, and functions authorized by law, Florida College System institution police have the same rights, protections, and immunities afforded other law enforcement officers.

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Powering the new Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) is GM's proven 6.0 - liter V - 8 with Active Fuel Management and E85 capability to help law enforcement agencies reduce their environmental impact.

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But when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all - daring to challenge the Queen's fertility - enemies abound, from the fearsome fertility police who enforce the strict social hierarchy to the high priestesses jealously wedded to power.

HSI supported the establishment of a rescue team — China Animal Protection Power — who liaise with local police to stop trucks crammed with hundreds of dogs headed to slaughterhouses, in illegal cross-provincial transports that breach Chinese health and safety laws.

The Ontario SPCA Act mandates the Society to enforce animal cruelty laws and provides Society investigators with police powers to do so — making the Ontario SPCA unique among animal welfare organizations in the province.

The Ontario SPCA is unique amongst animal welfare organizations in Ontario: the Ontario SPCA Act mandates the Society to enforce animal cruelty laws and provides Society Branch and Affiliate investigators with police powers to do so.

In the absence of a readily identifiable humane agent or dog warden with cruelty enforcement powers, local police or the county sheriff are required by law to investigate.

cruelty enforcement powers, local police or the county sheriff are required by law to investigate.

The government has a legitimate police power to enforce the law.

That new consumer protection agency — approved in July 2010 as part of the massive Wall Street reform law — will have broad powers to police the financial services industry for abusive or deceptive practices.

As Kazman's statement illustrates, critics of the Schneiderman - led investigation say he's using his law enforcement powers to try and police debate and shut off free speech from corporate actors about climate change.

The proposed rule infringes on states» police powers and violates federal law granting states the authority to regulate intrastate activities regarding electricity markets.

At this point in the law, it seems that the drone pilot has a right to be flying (in most situations) and the police will use police power to intimidate pilots to go elsewhere, or in this case find out who is filming for a private concern.

Pill LJ drew attention to the fact that other powers of entry and search are available to the police, eg under s 32 of PACE or at common law.

The appeal did not relate to the Court of Appeal's findings in relation to the common law powers of the police.

Moreover, the common law power does not entitle the police to carry out a search some two hours after an arrest has been made in a nearby street: see Hewitson v Chief Constable of Dorset Police and another [2003] EWHC 3296 (Admin), [2003] All ER (D) 344 police to carry out a search some two hours after an arrest has been made in a nearby street: see Hewitson v Chief Constable of Dorset Police and another [2003] EWHC 3296 (Admin), [2003] All ER (D) 344 Police and another [2003] EWHC 3296 (Admin), [2003] All ER (D) 344 (Dec).