"enforcing penalties" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to indicate punishment or a consequence for an action. For example, "The teacher enforced penalties on students who were disruptive in class."
The law is also explicit that the government should be enforcing penalties already; that's the plainest interpretation of Congress's intent.
Under a deal reached on Thursday, the 27 nations of the European Union plan to step up cooperation in enforcing penalties levied for speeding or offenses like drunken driving and failing to wear seat belts.
But the treatment the bank has received in Baghdad since it was named by Mr. Obama suggests that the Iraqi government is not only allowing companies and individuals to circumvent the sanctions but also not enforcing penalties for noncompliance.
Federal Aviation Administration officials will meet with their Israeli counterparts this week to discuss enforcing penalties against the crew of an Israir plane that blundered onto a runway at Kennedy International Airport on July 6 as another plane was preparing to take off.
[Note: FDA is not enforcing penalties against noncompliant businesses until next year.] We will be doing inspections, and we'll also be working with local partners and other third parties, such as the National Restaurant Association and other trade associations, to coordinate this.
In the past, late filing fees were generally waived by the IRS as long as the forms were filed, but the IRS has indicated they will start enforcing penalties.
Smaller companies will have less power to enforce penalties on suppliers.
The Kyoto protocol actually is legally binding, but it contains no provisions to enforce penalties against those who fail to do what they agreed to.
The Kyoto protocol is legally binding, but contains no provisions to enforce penalties against those who fail in their mitigation endeavours.
Jonathan Palmer, the ABS chief operating officer and deputy Australian statistician, said in a statement: "Australians strongly support the census and the need to enforce penalties is rare.
A spokesman for the ABS said: "Australians traditionally show strong support for the census and the need to enforce penalties is rare.
