The phrase "a designated authority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific person or organization that has been officially assigned a particular role or responsibility.
Example: "All requests for information must be submitted to a designated authority to ensure proper handling."
Alternatives: "an appointed authority" or "a specified authority".
"The idea is that, with procedural safeguards, a designated agency be provided authority to intervene and take control of a major financial institution on the brink of failure," he testified.
Using community consent as a supplement to individual consent would be in accordance with the 2002 Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects, which endorses "obtaining permission from a community leader, a council of elders or another designated authority".
If you are the designated authority (for a school, sporting outing, etc)., or the person in charge, watch for people leaving your delimited area and make them return immediately.
Additionally, the designated authority was to have a duty to serve the community.
Opening, maintaining and closing accounts is restricted to authorized staff members who have specific designated authority.
"Sufficient court records and case evidence does exist that would enable the designated authority to differentiate which acts were consensual and non-consensual".
Disability Rights Maryland is the state's designated authority under federal law for conducting investigations into allegations of abuse and negligence for people with disabilities.
If the installation commander, or other designated authority, fails to approve the project request, the rationale for that decision will be provided to the RAB/TRC in writing.
While the reporting of accusations to the police is not made compulsory, bishops are told to follow "the prescriptions of civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the designated authority".
With Circular letter n.3 (16 June 2000), the Ministry of Agricultural Policies (the Italian designated authority) settled new procedures on how the imported foods are to be labelled as organic.
