The phrase "authorities directed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to actions or orders given by official bodies or organizations, typically in a formal context.
Example: "The authorities directed the public to evacuate the area due to the impending storm."
Alternatives: "officials instructed" or "regulators mandated".
This commission has debated the nature of covert-action authorities directed at Osama bin Laden prior to 2001.
The authorities directed the aircraft to an isolated spot at the airport after the flight's captain contacted them shortly before landing to report concerns voiced by passengers.
Amid the chaos, the authorities directed runners and onlookers to the area designated for family members meeting runners at the end of the race.
Little wonder, then, that propaganda authorities directed media outlets in December not to "sensationalize" a quasi-official annual report on pensions.
After World War II the Allied occupation authorities directed the passage of a Japanese law guaranteeing that all public officials should be servants of the people rather than of the emperor.
When, soon afterward, the East German authorities directed that such holiday ships confine their cruises to the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and Cuba, many East Germans began escaping across the Baltic to Denmark and Sweden in sailboats, folding boats, and row-boats with outboard motors.
However, several jurisdictions favoured more centralized models, with one or a small number of authorities directing the delivery of all services.
The small mammals that remain in the store, including guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, rats and mice, have been quarantined until health authorities direct her otherwise, she said.
The authority directed $40 million toward tackling the backlog, including hiring more than 400 workers for repair jobs.
In the second case, the authority directed that four servicemen should stand trial for the manslaughter of Ahmed Kareem, an Iraqi civilian.
Last year during the state-planned consolidation of China's telecom industry, the central planning authority directed China Unicom to acquire China Netcom, an incumbent fixed line operator.
