The phrase "authorities to refrain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the request or directive for authorities to avoid taking a specific action.
Example: "The community urged the authorities to refrain from implementing the new policy until further studies were conducted."
Alternatives: "requesting the authorities to abstain" or "asking the authorities to avoid".
Take William Hague, who asked the Egyptian authorities to refrain from violence because "now is the time for dialogue, not confrontation".
He said: "We're closely following developments and we strongly urge the Israeli authorities to refrain from carrying out any demolitions in the village".
The ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has requested the Libyan authorities to refrain from carrying out any sentence and instead surrender him to The Hague.
"I want to be very clear in calling on the Egyptian authorities to refrain from any violence against peaceful protesters," Obama said at the White House.
MOSCOW — After weeks of rising tensions, a few thousand people gathered here on Sunday to protest ethnic violence and to call on the authorities to refrain from crackdowns that would curtail Moscow's diversity.
It strongly urged Libyan authorities "to refrain from reprisals", to take measures to prevent others from carrying out reprisals, and to protect the population, "including foreign nationals and African migrants".
Mr. Lapid said militant Palestinian groups were pressuring President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority to refrain from negotiations with Israel by "saying to him, 'Wait, wait, Israel is being isolated.
The text of the new agreement says: "The Greek authorities commit to refrain from any rollback of measures and unilateral changes to the policies and structural reforms that would negatively impact fiscal targets, economic recovery or financial stability, as assessed by the institutions".
Notably, the Eurogroup statement also says: "The Greek authorities commit to refrain from any rollback of measures and unilateral changes to the policies and structural reforms that would negatively impact fiscal targets, economic recovery or financial stability, as assessed by the institutions".
We urge you to exercise the utmost caution in your dealings with Brazil's interim authorities and to refrain from statements or actions that might be interpreted as supportive of the impeachment campaign launched against President Dilma Rousseff.
We also demand the Israeli Authorities to immediately refrain from demolishing schools, and issuing demolition orders.
