Sentences with phrase «perform public functions»

Many of the controversies explored in this book involve education, and Viteritti makes a strong case for resisting the urge to drive religion from the public (school) square, for allowing religious institutions to perform some public functions, and for granting deeply religious parents greater accommodations when their children attend public schools.

A consultation has been opened on whether the FoI should be extended to other organisations that perform public functions.

Simply because an entity performs a public function doesn't necessarily bring it under s. 32.

HB 1546 Permits the audio and video recording of a public servant performing a public function.

So, Lords Mance, Scott and Neuberger won 3 - 2 against Lord Bingham and Baroness Hale, ending a legal saga dating back to at least R (Heather and Others) v Leonard Cheshire Foundation [2002] EWCA Civ 366, [2002] 2 All ER 936 where the Court of Appeal found that the Leonard Cheshire Foundation was not exercising statutory powers or performing a public function in providing care services to residents placed at public expense by the local authority under NAA 1948.

'' [Potential child advocates] could perform a public function by lobbying for the replacement of the best interest of the child test with a more determinative substantive rule... as the substituted rule, I suggest the primary caretaker rule, which rewards past care and concern for children and minimizes the role and power of the helping professionals in custody decision making.

Wayne Curtis has helped Baltimore city officials perform a public function — the revitalization of the central city.

Curtis was tapped by city officials to help perform a public function, the revitalization of the central part of Baltimore.

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On the basis of the above facts, GEI acknowledged in its settlement agreement that the consulting agreements, even those pursuant to which no amounts were actually paid, violated the anti-bribery provision of the CFPOA, as they constituted agreements to provide, directly or indirectly, a benefit to a foreign public official so as to induce the official to use his position to influence decisions of a foreign state for which he performs duties and functions.

Parent - education, group - counseling, public psychodrama, a healing fellowship of Christian friends are performing their life - shaping functions at Wesley Untied Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

While parent - education, group - counseling, and public psychodrama are performing their life - shaping functions, another phase of the Wesley program is beginning where life ends.

The department will only command public trust and confidence if it is sufficiently resourced to perform its core functions to a high standard, and suitably transparent about the quality of decisions and the treatment of applicants.

In November 2011, the Ministry of Justice confirmed that an order had come into effect bringing the university admissions body UCAS, the FOS and ACPO under the scope of the FoI on the basis that they all perform functions of a public nature.

When, after the gazetting, pursuant to section 38, of a notice stating places (which must include the offices of the Electoral Commission) at which the public may inspect, without charge, a description of the boundaries of the proposed districts, the Commission makes a determination relating to the boundaries of any district, the Surveyor - General must communicate the details of that determination to the Electoral Commission and such other entities or persons directly concerned with the administration of this Act as have been specified by the Representation Commission by name or by position or by the functions they perform.

Prison is there to perform three simple functions: to protect the public, to punish offenders and to offer the hope of rehabilitation.

Authorities and public - benefit corporations are quasi-public entities set up with an explicit purpose to finance and perform a variety of government functions and be able to borrow outside of the normal procedure for bonding.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Sivler has introduced a bill that would create a public financing system mirrored after New York City's campaign finance laws (Democrats in the Senate yesterday touted a bill that would perform the same function).

The passage of the RTI is expected to grant Ghanaians access to official information in the custody of public and private bodies performing functions that are funded by the taxpayer.

Margaret Hodge, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, had a point when she said Parliament should sit for longer sessions if it is to perform its scrutiny function properly.

«Any medical challenge that will prevent a public officer from performing his function should be checked because they are going there for a rigorous assignment and not pleasure.

«The officials» need for protection and security remains the same whether the official ventures forth to perform a personal rather than an official task or to attend a private social function rather than a public event,» the ruling states.

What function will this perform that the NAO or the Public Accounts Committee does nt?

«The leaders of the House of Representatives will do well to focus on their primary constitutional duty of making laws for the peace, order and good government, and performing oversight role on spending of public funds rather than engaging in inherently execution functions of designing and executing projects This will enhance the operation of the sacred principle of separations of powers and the ability of the House to properly hold the executive to account for spending of public funds.»

In spite of all the clinical verification to the contrary, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) 23 still maintains there's «no good evidence» that coconut oil performs any of the above functions.

While it's easy to see the Academy as simply «those people who give out the Oscars,» the institution performs an important function for both filmmakers and film historians, providing symposiums and information for industry professionals and the public alike, access to an extensive film library and archive to researchers and cinematheques, and a valuable reminder of the rich heritage of American cinema.

As public schools nationwide embrace instruction via iPads, laptops and other technologies, many are realizing they lack the necessary broadband speed to perform even simple functions.

Contains only the data necessary for the legislature and the agency to perform their legally authorized functions in overseeing the public education system; and

In addition, Ilan worked as a legislative intern in the office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, and performed outreach to DC college campuses as a function of his internship with the United States Public Interest Research Group.

TISS is a comprehensive support model designed to sustain the successful turnaround of chronically low - performing New York City (NYC) public schools through the cultivation of effective leadership practice, focused on the development of high - functioning teams of school leaders.

Members of the public can also perform some functions online pertaining to their airmen account.

(a) The Secretary, through the Commissioner, in coordination with other appropriate programs in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, is authorized to make grants to and contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to pay part of the cost of projects for training, traineeships, and related activities designed to assist in increasing the numbers of personnel trained in providing vocational services to handicapped individuals and in performing other functions necessary to the development of such services.

As an employee performing safety - sensitive functions in the transportation industry, you are responsible for providing a safe work environment for your co-workers and the traveling public.

(a) The Service shall, whenever possible, in performing its functions, seek and utilize the cooperation of appropriate State or local, public, or private agencies.

Where public market investments rely on several financial organizations to perform various services from acquisition and development to offering diversified portfolios of REITs, Fundrise uses technology to consolidate these functions and reduce the number of intermediaries in the value chain.

Service dogs that perform these necessary functions are required by law to be permitted in all public places.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

The desire for increased public outreach was what drew museum officials to Snøhetta, which attracted SFMOMA for its innovative Oslo opera house, which functions as a performing arts space and public plaza.

For example, in the 1936 New York State Court of Appeals, Cooper Union argued that it was «not acting for selfish reasons,» instead acting «for the benefit of the public... performing the functions of the State by furnishing technical education and laboratory and library facilities, [which] places it in a position like that of a governmental body.»

USDA spokeswoman Courtney Rowe commented that, «While food safety is a vitally important part of successfully marketing produce and other agricultural products, other federal and state public health agencies are better equipped to perform this function.»

Climate denialists, although no doubt dim - witted and ill - willed, do perform a kind of social function in that they force climate scientists to be vigilant about their own errors and construct a better case to convince the public.

The Appellant's former activities had interfered with court staff performing their functions, and the chambers judge granted the application for a permanent injunction on the basis that it was necessary to protect the public interest.

Seals and the signatures of public officials have performed that authentication function on paper.

Marriage commissioners are public servants, i.e. performing a statutory function according to the criteria in the legislation.

Another relevant feature was the voluntary transfer of housing stock to RSLs from the public sector, which again reflected the fact that RSLs were performing functions of the same kind as local authorities in the provision of social rented housing.

But professional regulatory hearings also bear some similarity to criminal proceedings as well: regulatory bodies are statutory bodies that perform a governmental function and are subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; they operate in the public interest; and they owe the same disclosure obligations of the Crown under Stinchcombe.

[50]... I think we should now recognize... that the greater the level of discretion left to courts to peer below the language of the claims in a search for «the spirit of the invention», the less the claims can perform their public notice function, and the greater the resulting level of unwelcome uncertainty and unpredictability.

«For the purposes of s. 6 (3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998, a function of a public nature includes a function performed pursuant to a contract or other arrangement with a public authority which is under a duty to perform the function.»

(2) With respect to all functions performed by the Public Guardian and Trustee in his or her capacity as Accountant of the Superior Court of Justice, the Public Guardian and Trustee Act and the regulations made under that Act prevail over subsection (1) and the regulations made under it.

In the event that a front - line regulator fails in any of its duties and obligations under the Act, the LSB is empowered to take a number of actions, including issuing directions to the front - line regulator to correct the deficiency, publishing a public censure, imposing a financial penalty, appointing a different person to perform the regulatory function, and recommending that the Lord Chancellor cancel the regulator's approval.

(3) The functions of the Central Authority under this Article may, to the extent permitted under the law of its State, be performed by public bodies, or other bodies subject to the supervision of the competent authorities of that State.