The phrase "authorities to observe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the powers or permissions granted to authorities for the purpose of monitoring or watching over something.
Example: "The new regulations grant authorities to observe compliance with safety standards in the workplace."
Alternatives: "officials to monitor" or "agencies to oversee".
The Government is encouraging schools and local authorities to observe the silence, which will mark exactly a week since the tragedy.
In the late 18th century the philosopher Jeremy Bentham developed a new type of institutional establishment which had a singular advantage over its predecessors: it allowed the authorities to observe inmates without their being able to tell in any particular moment whether or not they were being watched.
The latest report released this week by the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita, or CIRVA, a team set up by Mexican authorities to observe the vaquita population, argues that "ex-situ approaches" must be seriously considered.
But the authorities decided to observe the day in a different way by detaining at least ten of the women.
To my surprise, several of those watching with the media (whose job it was to be there) were "citizen observers" -- just regular folk who had written to the prison authorities volunteering to observe the proceedings.
UAE authorities are known to observe this group's activities and occasionally disrupt gatherings.
The Swedish environmental policy is based on 16 environmental quality objectives (EQOs) that national authorities are obliged to observe.
OIAI's investigations cover all forms of misconduct including, but not limited to: fraud; corruption; workplace harassment; sexual harassment; abuse of authority; or failure to observe prescribed regulations, rules, relevant administrative issuances and standards of conduct.
Around 10%% of the NIS were conducted either to investigate a larger collective and/or use in everyday life, to confirm results of prior studies or upon recommendation of competent authorities, 7%% were performed to observe new dosages, 4%% were long-term observations and 7%% of the rationales were imprecise and not clear.
Town residents said that over the next several days, soldiers seized young and middle-aged men from their homes and looted a number of houses, all in violation of military pledges made last year calling for Chechen authorities to be present to observe such "mopping up" operations.
Even though the milestone passed with little more than token attempts inside China to observe it, the authorities have yet to ease their grip.
