Sentences with phrase «to protect the public»

Or are lower levels of certainty significant when the issue is one of protecting public health?

Studies show that breed - discriminatory laws are ineffective in protecting the public from dog attacks.

It is also clear from the Rules that in - house lawyers are expected to consider and protect the public interest from organizational misconduct.

They have the difficult task of protecting public safety and addressing disease and health issues.

We understand the importance of protecting the public interest and advancing the mandate of this important consumer protection organization.

One of the more challenging issues that professional regulators can face in protecting the public from unauthorized practitioners is ambiguity as to whether an activity constitutes a restricted activity or practice.

They are designed to protect the public by ensuring that certain minimum competency requirements are met.

The findings were revealed in a highly critical report called Protecting the Public Purse, which says councils are not doing nearly enough to tackle fraud.

Make sure that your representatives protect public schools, defend their funding, and do their duty to serve all children relying on them.

Under proposed federal standards, metropolitan and state transportation planners would incorporate methods to reduce pollution in their long - term plans — supporting community needs while protecting public health.

This has nothing to do with protecting the public and everything to do with restricting access to the profession, restricting supply and supporting income.

They stopped short of making changes to pit bulls, specifically, but the court attorney's office and animal control officials are looking for ways to better protect the public from dangerous dogs.

This is not in the public interest and does not protect the public interest, which includes acceptance of gay people.

Increasing solar power would help protect public health by reducing harmful air pollution from the state's fossil fuel - fired power plants.

The reality is that many on low and middle incomes would be vastly better off if future resources were put into tax credits or protecting public services.

The registry aims to protect the public against poor practice and provide recognition and support for registered family mediators.

As states adopt limited scope, they are often tentative, not sure how it will work, and cautious about protecting the public interest.

That's going to be a big battle protecting our public education.

But pushing a transmission line through protected public land would almost certainly provoke outrage from environmentalists.

We are concerned by this attitude and believe we need to change it so that everyone involved is more focused on protecting public health than only complying with regulations.

This kind of work preserves and promotes the general welfare of the working dogs and helps protect the public at large.

Unfortunately, most fail in several ways to adequately protect the public or native wildlife from impacts by free - roaming cats.

But surely a town that manages hundreds of laws a year can devote one or two of them to protecting the public trust.

But punishment is just one function of our criminal justice system, which must also protect the public, reform offenders and try to prevent people entering it in the first place.

Despite the unsafe risks that drivers can be asked to take, the big trucking companies spend lots of money protecting their public images.

This program also includes a rabies vaccination for each cat, thereby protecting public health.

The state's constitution protects public employees and officials from having their pensions reduced or diminished after they start their public employment.

«We're a self - regulated profession and the law society is there to protect the public when lawyers aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing,» he said.

• Many public water systems draw all or part of their supply from groundwater, so protecting the resource protects the public water supply and impacts treatment costs.

That is a required endorsement to protect the public if there is an accident, including if there is a spill of hazardous materials.

For years, governments have struggled to allow the voluntary resolution of collective bargaining disputes while at the same time protecting the public interest.

However, the extension of the ban on visitors would not so protect the public.

In order to more effectively protect the public health and environment, we urge that communities consider this option and the other recommendations outlined below as they prepare for town meeting votes.

The office protects the public good and can investigate and file lawsuits in the areas of consumer fraud, civil rights, real estate, environmental protection and internet transactions.

This is about protecting the public treasury, passing laws in the right manner.

What role does the court have in exercising their «fact - finding powers» to sufficiently protect the public interest against bias?

Compliance In the university sector, the funding bodies have a responsibility to protect the public investment in institutions.

There is no additional requirement under the statute to prove that police are protecting a public work.

The list of questions is split into four sections: the governing body and school staff; setting the budget; value for money, and protecting public money.

But many expressed doubts about how effective the new system would be, given the difficulty of identifying which rules to remove and preserving those which genuinely protect the public.

Unlike regular cloth diapers they do not need diaper covers and come with the added intention of protecting public pool areas from contamination.

To protect the public realm, he said, we need a robust culture of active citizenship without which rights are just words on a piece of paper.

And too often we seemed casual about them... Protecting the public involves protecting all their freedoms.

Public administration protects public interests best, when the public holds its managers to solid performance and ethical standards.

The state opposes expanded school choice options to instead protect public educators.

And this, of course, is the point: You never saw federal regulators protecting the public interest.

These authorities will determine the steps necessary to properly protect the public.

By employing best practices and investing in new technologies, states can more efficiently protect public health and substantially reduce heat - trapping emissions.

Does her discipline protect the public from the next new lawyer?