Sentences with phrase «set by legislation»

Therefore, we must not only respect the law - making role of administrative decision makers, but also the co-ordinate law making role of the courts — to ensure that administrative decisions are consistent with the objectives and purposes of the legislation, the bounds set by the legislation, and other fundamental legal principles.

And whether it is set by legislation or not, third parties administer many of the larger solar programs, particularly those in the territories of investor owned utilities.

Last year it issued a similar statement because it was reaching its limiting target of $ 600 billion set by the legislation.

Consumer proposal administrators are licensed trustees, registered with the federal government under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and as such fees paid to a trustee for administering a consumer proposal are set by legislation.

The length of this delay was never set by legislation.

Not exact matches

Spending and revenue targets set in the annual budget resolution are enforced by points of order, which any member of Congress may raise against legislation that is inconsistent with those targets.

The Government still has the legislative authority to set any rate it wants — including a rate higher or lower than the rate recommended by the Board or set in current legislation.

The PBO believes that Parliament is losing control over its fiduciary responsibilities, as set out in the Constitution, by approving legislation without knowing the full impact such legislation will have on the budgetary projections

But many lenders will issue loans up to a forty - three percent debt - to - income ratio, the limit set by recent federal legislation.

By the mid 1990s, then, the consensus seemed to be that the right regime was some sort of inflation target agreed between a government and the central bank (if not set out in legislation), operational independence for the central bank in pursuing the target, and a system of communication and accountability.

This is not to question their merit, although several are debatable, but to emphasise that contemporary culture, as influenced by successive governments and the mainstream media, has its own set of moral absolutes, usually underpinned by legislation.

(Washington, DC) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement from Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the bipartisan passage today by the Senate Agriculture Committee of legislation to set a uniform national food labeling standard for genetically engineered ingredients.

The hearing comes several months after the U.S. government set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 and one week after legislation was introduced to clarify dates on food labels and combat waste.

The Usk River Authority, and others like it in England and Wales, was set up by the Water Resources Act of 1963, and there were plenty of acts before that which made it quite clear that pulling out salmon, except with fully licensed rod and line, was distinctly illegal; but Si √ ¥ n Jones and his friends justify themselves on the basis of somewhat earlier legislation, instituted in the 10th century by an independent Prince of Wales, Hywel Dda («Howell the Good»).

He also talks of the «inconsistent cultures in football clubs, set by their owners» — something that the appointment of professional sporting directors (a role for which he is a keen advocate), in tandem with the legislation proposed by Carlisle, might help to rectify.

Federal legislation provides guidance to States by identifying a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect.

The Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support is an award given by the Baby Feeding Law Group (BFLG), a coalition of leading health professional and lay organisations, set up in 1997, to monitor and campaign to bring UK and EU legislation in line with World Health Assembly Resolutions.

In addition, the Budget Committee dispenses scorekeeping reports to House Members regarding budgetary effects of both pending and enacted legislation to ensure proposed legislation does not violate levels set forth by budget resolution.

This comprehensive, groundbreaking legislation set the groundwork for the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes initiated by the Obama Administration.

The bill was first announced Thursday in the Assembly, with Democrats backing legislation that would replace state - created or written examinations with alternative assessments for school districts that do not use state tests, with regulations set by the state Education Department.

If you stir in legislation such as the European Referendum Act 2015 which set the question to appear on the ballot paper but failed to address the legal consequences of a vote to leave, and the anomalies thrown up by the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, not least the ability to avoid a fixed - term, then the unsatisfactory basis upon which the country has gone to the polls three times in the last three years is underscored.

Their favored legislation will allow them bypass rules put in place by localities upon the industry that protect local interests and quality standards and set insurance and training requirements,» the letter states.

Some of New York State's major transportation infrastructure projects are now benefiting from expanded use of the design - build process — but a costly pro-union rider has been attached to proposed legislation extending design - build authorization to public works financed by New York City, and could set a troubling precedent.

While he criticized the legislation for putting «a substantial burden on state agencies,» he's now ordering agencies to «adhere to the spirit» of the bill by «mov [ing] post-haste in filing a notice of appeal, setting the record on appeal, and filing a brief, within 60 days, absent extremely complex matters or extraordinary circumstances outside agency control.»

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said the town will be forced to pierce the state tax cap next year for the first time since the legislation was implemented in 2012, stating the 0.68 percent increase set by the state for 2017 is too low to cover basic costs.

«The legislation would prevent campaign contributors from evading the legal contribution limits by setting up shell corporations and instead establish a more level playing field to promote greater fairness and consistency in the Election Law.»

Meanwhile, the piece of legislation that could have the greatest impact on rent that is being backed by advocates would change the requirements for serving on the Rent Guidelines Board — the group that sets the rates for rent - controlled apartments and give the City Council approval over the Mayor's appointments to the body.

What is in serious doubt, however, is the ensuing overreaction of the Suffolk County Legislature, which subsequently passed legislation effectively requiring all county residents operating «a pleasure vessel upon the waters of Suffolk County» to take an 11 - hour boating safety course and pass a final exam before being issued a boating safety certificate by «the Commission of the NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; or by any other entity that offers a boating course that meets the standards set by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators.»

Mr Cameron used a speech in Downing Street to set out radical plans to hand more control on tax, spending and welfare to Holyrood, with legislation rushed out by January.

«We followed suit in the State Senate by putting (ridesharing legislation) in our one house budget which sets the priorties for that legislative body,» Jacobs said.

Legislation floated by Mr. Spitzer would have given the city the authority to maintain the geographic boundaries of its proposal and set the fee, among other things, according to city officials.

A Republican state senator from the Hudson Valley has set off a firestorm by proposing legislation that would require New Yorkers to present a government - issued photo ID at polling sites...

The much awaited announcement follows an independent review of the fuel poverty definition and target, and reforms set out in the Energy Act last year, where the Coalition Government repealed legislation to eradicate fuel poverty in England by 2016.

Ravitch goes on to discuss how rate setting for some services was changed in 2007 (via legislation) so that it's now done ADMINISTRATIVELY by the DOH's medicaid director.

Instead of fighting to repeal the entire set of stricter gun laws, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to chip away at parts of the Safe Act that have proved hard to enforce, been rejected by a federal court, and, in one case, has not been implemented yet.

Though the measure struck down by the governors, who would embrace a separate set of reforms, lawmakers re-introduced the legislation in January as they watch to see whether the New Jersey Senate and Assembly can mount of an override of Christie's veto.

Sen. Terrence Murphy, a Hudson Valley Republican, has introduced legislation that would set up a process by which the state would keep watch over foreign refugees who relocate here.

A group of City Council members, led by Christine Quinn, announced the introduction of legislation yesterday to make the state legislature repeal vacancy decontrol, and kill the law allowing Albany to set rent regulations for the city.

Commissioners oversee the running of the EU, set budgets and tables legislation for adoption by the European Parliament.

The plan calls for combining $ 50 million in funds already set aside by the Peace Bridge Authority with upwards of $ 50 million in new funding that could be obtained either through President Trump's infrastructure proposal or through other federal legislation.

Hunt finished his defence by pointing out that the process he followed in deciding the BSkyB bid was that set out in the Enterprise Act 2002 - Labour's own legislation.

Cuomo has said he intends to launch a new effort for campaign finance reform, and Samuels says he could hold public hearings and create an open process to develop legislation, as well as setting a good example on his own, by saying he won't accept any more corporate donations.

Supporters of Dream Act legislation say they were «set up», when a hastily arranged vote on the bill in the Senate chamber late Monday led to the measure's failure by just one vote.

Trump complicated negotiations over end - of - year spending legislation by rejecting the possibility of including immigration protections — setting up a likely clash with Democrats that could lead to a government shutdown.

Legislation for the Vickers reforms is set to be on the statute book by 2015, although it will not come into effect until 2019.

The deal, which was drawn up in Miliband's office at 02:30 GMT this morning, will see a press regulator set up by a royal charter with a «dab» of legislation to ensure ministers or the press can not later water it down.

Republicans have also introduced their own legislation regulating gun shows which would adopt a set of rules outlined by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman through proposed local laws.

This year, the Governor will advance legislation addressing this disconnect by expanding the MWBE goal setting to localities and entities that subcontract with those localities.

The legislation, which was introduced without a sponsor late Monday night, would set minimum wages for construction crews working on residential projects that receive the property tax break — an attempt by the Republican - controlled Senate to settle the issue through law, rather than private negotiations that did not yield a compromise.

That leaves no time to set up an independent panel, as outlined in legislation put forward by Cuomo that went nowhere in the State Senate.