The phrase "abide by the act" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to compliance with a specific law or regulation.
Example: "All citizens are required to abide by the act to ensure public safety and order."
Alternatives: "comply with the act" or "adhere to the act".
A state's decision to abide by the act will not result in overnight compliance.
How could Mr. Peay abide by the Act without abandoning the women and children whom he had promised to support?
Labour's shadow Public Health minister, Luciana Berger, told The Independent that the failure to abide by the Act was a "betrayal" that leaves "the most vulnerable people in society at even greater risk.
After Caroline D. Krass, acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel, told the president that he had to abide by the act's requirements, the White House counsel decided to pre-empt the Justice Department's traditional role.
The Greens will campaign for these institutions to be treated like any other organisation in Australia and abide by the discrimination act.
Livingston officials, however, say they did abide by the State Environmental Quality Review Act, considering feedback on the visual impact of the tower, which will measure 13 feet across at the tree line.
A spokesman for the Home Office said public sector employers, who have a direct duty to abide by the Human Rights Act, had already been advised of the risk of a human rights challenge.
The National Labor Relations Board NLRBB) requires most private employers to abide by the National Labor Relations Act.
The matter of whether the bullet train project must abide by the California Environmental Quality Act has lingered for years.
When Ford refused to abide by the National Labor Relations Act that gave private sector workers the right to organize unions, FDR cancelled a top-dollar contract.
While it had already been determined that Ivey and his colleague did not mark the cards and did not commit fraud, the court ruled that they failed to abide by the Casino Controls Act because they asked various dealers to arrange the cards so Sun could get a better look at them, thereby creating an advantage.
