The phrase "a permit system" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a regulatory framework that requires individuals or organizations to obtain permission to carry out certain activities.
Example: "The city has implemented a permit system to control construction projects and ensure compliance with safety regulations."
Alternatives: "licensing framework" or "authorization process".
Under a permit system, the theory goes, the latter would pay whaling fleets not to hunt.
Would there be a permit system, as in American national parks, and/or zones for day-trippers?
In 2006 the high court granted the Bushmen the right to return to their land, but the government has continued to enforce a permit system.
The 1934 Taylor Grazing Act introduced a permit system for ranchers to graze their animals on public land in return for modest fees.
The act would dissolve the allottees' water rights and give water to the tribe to be managed under a permit system.
Earlier this year, Governor Pataki proposed a permit system that would have allowed direct wine sales by out-of-state wineries, but the measure did not advance in the Legislature.
Travel for Bethlehem's Palestinian residents from the West Bank into Jerusalem is regulated by a permit-system.
Alcohol is available at licensed hotel restaurants and bars, and foreigners living there can obtain alcohol on a complicated permit system that evaluates an applicant's employment, salary, marital status and religion.
In East Hampton Village, Larry Cantwell, who as assistant to the mayor issues 25 to 30 film and photography permits a year, is leery of a centralized permit system.
He said his group was also considering challenging gun ordinances in New York City, which has a strict permit system for guns, and where Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is a vocal opponent of guns.
It gives back primacy to local planning, which the earlier draft tried to replace in the short-term with an individual permit system, based on a vague definition of "sustainability".
