The phrase "approved a regulation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of formally accepting or endorsing a specific rule or guideline, typically by an authority or governing body.
Example: "The committee approved a regulation aimed at improving safety standards in the workplace."
Alternatives: "ratified a regulation" or "sanctioned a regulation."
He also dissented in 1988, when the M.T.A. approved a regulation that prohibited smoking on the Metro-North Commuter Railroad.
Beacon received good news last week when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a regulation that will allow electricity storage companies such as Beacon to receive incentive payments.
WHEN the Securities and Exchange Commission last month approved a regulation intended to lead to a strong trading market for private placements, it won praise on Wall Street.
[World Business, Section W.] Europe Seeks Phone Competition European industry ministers approved a regulation intended to create competition among local phone networks, paving the way for cheaper, quicker Internet access for businesses and, to a lesser extent, homes.
F1 Food Safety Rule Approved The Bush administration approved a regulation, made in the waning days of the Clinton administration, requiring testing for Listeria, bacteria that are potentially lethal, in factories that process ready-to-eat meats.
At the end of his term, after six years of consultation, President Bill Clinton approved a regulation requiring a 30percentt efficiency increase for central air-conditioners (not the window units most New Yorkers are familiar with).
But once a department or agency approves a regulation, it has the force of law, and can be changed only through tedious bureaucratic procedures.
Overcoming strong opposition from the mutual fund industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday will approve a regulation forcing most of the nation's fund companies to replace their board chairmen with outsiders who are independent, commission officials said Monday.
The commission also voted unanimously to approve a regulation allowing consumers and companies to use approved and licensed signal boosters to amplify signals between wireless devices, like cellphones and the wireless networks on which they operate.
They apply cost-benefit analysis and return-on-investment thinking to whether to fund a program or approve a regulation.
We were asked to approve a regulation to freeze the assets of a list of terrorist organisations; the list was not attached.
