The phrase "affect the duties" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing how certain actions or changes may influence or change responsibilities or tasks.
Example: "The new regulations will significantly affect the duties of the compliance team."
Alternatives: "impact the responsibilities" or "influence the tasks".
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or affect the duty to assure that underground sources of drinking water will not be endangered by any underground injection.
It was also found that the choice of the detection threshold would significantly affect the duty cycle as GSM 900 and 1800 give exponential decay with increase in detection threshold while TV band shows very sharp exponential decay which becomes invariant after −85 dBm.
In the second part of the study, the human, technological and organisational factors described in the accident reports are analysed to evaluate how the factors may have affected the duty officers' awareness of the situation.
In addition, the change in fiber content also affects the duty rates when the global sourcer imports the finished products from foreign countries.
Ideally, the civil servant should be above any suspicion of partiality and should not let personal sympathies, loyalties, or interests affect the performance of duties; for example, a civil servant is obliged to be circumspect in private financial dealings.
The court held that it had discretion to hear an appeal which concerns an issue involving a public authority as to a question of public law, even where there is no longer any live issue which would affect the rights and duties of the parties themselves.
As applied in Canada, if a legitimate expectation is found to exist, this will affect the content of the duty of fairness owed to the individual or individuals affected by the decision.
The duties, to affect the major U.S. automakers — General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor — as well as cars made by companies from other countries, will begin Thursday and last two years, a statement on the ministry Web site said.
Martin Narey, the government's adoption adviser, claims the provisions would not affect the local authority's duties to prioritise placing a looked-after child with a suitable parent or wider family member over a prospective adopter and that he "would not have urged the reform on ministers were it to do so".
How did that belief affect the performance of his duties while at the Fed?
