The phrase "authority whether the" is not correct and usable in written English as it appears to be incomplete or lacks context.
It could potentially be used in a legal or formal context where the authority of a decision or action is being questioned, but it needs additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "The court must determine the authority whether the decision was made in accordance with the law."
Alternatives: "the power to determine if" or "the jurisdiction to decide whether".
He clearly acted within his authority, whether the articles of war, the army regulations, or the unwritten or customary military law be considered, and the judgment he rendered cannot be disturbed on the ground suggested.
I believe that a complex, multicultural landscape filled with transnational challenges from terrorism to global warming is completely unmanageable by a single authority, whether the United States or the United Nations.
But her command of human nature is such that she writes with authority whether the setting is, however fleetingly, a Navy aircraft carrier, a biology lab or inside an R.V. in New Mexico.
"In an abundance of caution, we have been advising our member cities to enact cultivation ordinances — in this case a ban — to make sure they preserve their regulatory authority whether the cleanup bill goes through or not," said Tim Cromartie, legislative representative for the league.
"Ultimately it's going to be a decision made by the governing authority, whether that's the Governing Council or the coalition provisional authority or some interim group".
"And it aids in assessing accountability of the appointing authority, whether it's the mayor, the governor, a county leader or party chairman".
Kleiman points out that a blood test for THC cannot tell authorities whether the driver took a puff five minutes or five days ago.
Gang members came together to capitalise on what they saw as an economic opportunity, or to hit back at "the authorities", whether the government or police.
However, Matthew Carrington, chairman of the Outdoor Advertising Association, said that any attempt to advertise on headstones would require planning permission from local authorities whether the land was public or private.
** So check with the appropriate authorities whether the foreign institution (and the degree programme you wish to pursue) is accredited.
He further revealed the government only learned about the breach via the media: "As far as we are aware, the first notification to UK authorities — whether the government, the ICO or the NCSC [National Cyber Security Centre] — was through the media," he said.
