The phrase "act does not allow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the limitations or restrictions imposed by a specific act or law.
Example: "According to the new regulations, the act does not allow for any exceptions in this case."
Alternatives: "the act prohibits" or "the act forbids".
Fortunately, the Endangered Species Act does not allow giving up on the spotted owl.
Moreover, the Lacey Act does not allow local official to ignore their laws; U.S. officials make an independent determination of whether the harvest violated the law.
It does not help that the Clean Air Act does not allow the cost of pollution controls to be taken into account when setting certain standards.
Asked if the decision would require primary legislation, she said: "The area up for debate is that the communications act does not allow Ofcom to regulate online.
Unlike the National Labor Relations Act, the country's primary labor law, the Railway Labor Act does not allow workers to strike when their contracts expire.
Because the Defense of Marriage Act does not allow federal spousal benefits for married same-sex couples, the military will have to work out ways to provide equivalent benefits to domestic partners.
Crucially, the 1990 act doesn't allow mayors to automatically impose new terms on expired contracts with unionized employees.
This is a no-no because the Logan Act doesn't allow Americans to attempt to influence foreign policy without being official representatives of the U.S. government.
The Affordable Care Act doesn't allow health insurers to raise prices for those with previous ailments or chronic illnesses, set higher premiums for women than for men, or charge older people more than three times the price for younger people.
FEMA is balking at reimbursing towns in Vermont for common-sense steps such as rebuilding more resilient communities, restoring natural floodplains, and getting people and infrastructure out of harm's way in the wake of Hurricane Irene last year: The justification is that the Stafford Act doesn't allow federal money to be used for such improvements.
But the ISC also bemoans the fact that the UK's laws, specifically Ripa – the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act – do not allow the intelligence services to demand content from overseas internet companies.
