The phrase "exercised its powers" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It typically refers to an entity or organization using its authority or abilities to take action or make decisions. Example: The government exercised its powers to declare a state of emergency in response to the natural disaster.
When the Security Council adopted Resolution 827 on 23 May 1993, it exercised its powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, in the form of Article 29 of the Statute, to obligate states to cooperate with the ICTY in its investigations and prosecutions.
The annual report contained some other criticism of how Asio exercised its powers.
The move was the first time since 1994 that the department has exercised its powers under the Voting Rights Act to block a voter identification law.
Here the ringmaster is the central election committee, which has exercised its powers, such as the right to scrutinise candidates' personal finances, with much arbitrariness.
Although at that time Bermuda was still a colony of the United Kingdom (its status changed to that of overseas territory in 2002), the British government exercised its powers only when necessary.
"I said in December 2005 that the inquiry had exercised its powers under the Inquiries Act 2005 and served notices in accordance with section 21 of that act," he said.
The bill charged that these were violated, both because the licensing statute was void and because the board in administering it had exercised its power arbitrarily.
Congress has exercised its power over interstate commerce to criminalize trafficking in marijuana across state lines.
There the licensing board habitually exercised its power arbitrarily, and discrimination was practiced.
In this instance, however, the Government has not exercised its power of eminent domain with the intent and purpose of extinguishing petitioners' liens; indeed it has not exercised its power of eminent domain at all.
