Sentence examples for authority of a statute from inspiring English sources

Subsidiary legislation, also known as "delegated legislation" or "subordinate legislation", is written law made by ministers or other administrative agencies such as government departments and statutory boards under the authority of a statute (often called its "parent Act") or other lawful authority, and not directly by Parliament.

Under the authority of a New York statute, police wiretapped Berger's phone for two months, and played excerpts of their recordings during the trial.

The Court of Star Chamber, once thought to have been given its authority by a statute of 1487, is now believed to have evolved from the royal council, which began acting as a judicial committee in the early 16th century.

Meanwhile French authorities took no action against Mr Strauss-Kahn for the writer's sex assault claims because of a statute of limitations.

Well, this is part of a statute.

Under US law, presidents can only pardon federal crimes - which are a violation of a statute by the United States Congress - but Avery has been convicted of breaking a state law - passed by the state legislature of local authority.

Stevens also noted that the various statutes that were passed in regards to mineral rights and leases were silent as to the authority of a tribe to impose taxes.

EO 13045 and the EPA Children's Health Policy provide a framework most relevant to regulations under the authority of statutes that do not require explicit consideration of susceptible populations.

Maxims do not normally have the dogmatic authority of statutes and are usually not considered to be law except to the extent of their application in adjudicated cases.

U.S. EPA regulations published under the authority of statutes requiring explicit consideration of children are more likely than other regulations to evaluate children's health issues.

The NCAA uses a statute of limitations of four years.