Further it claims that the office of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, which advised the board on the regulations and refused to certify a board decision last June to exempt existing clinics from the new rules, gave the board bad legal advice and overstepped its authority in the matter.
Mr. Scott also said he would press for suppliers in China, which are known for flouting environmental rules, to comply with that country's environmental regulations and would require them to certify that they meet industry standards.
By refusing to certify the regulations, the ACLU argues, Cuccinelli is trying to force the board to rewrite the rules so that existing abortion clinics will have to either shut down or undergo massive, costly renovations.
Rather, the California regulations, are going to require manufacturers to certify that they've met federal safety standards before their cars become (driverlessly) street legal.
The same day that Cuccinelli refused to certify the new regulations, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) appointed Dr. John W. Seeds, vice chairman of the anti-abortion group OBGYNS for Life, to the state Board of Health.
The state attorney general's office refused to certify new abortion clinic regulations on Monday, saying the Virginia Board of Health unlawfully stripped a contested provision requiring clinics to meet the same strict architectural standards as new hospital construction.
Cuccinelli had refused to certify a change to regulations adopted by the Board of Health in June that would have grandfathered the state's 20 clinics from having to meet the new standards.
An effective Volcker Rule must require that any hedge be strongly tied to the investments being hedged — and require bank officers to certify that hedges meet all regulations and have not been put in place to generate speculative gains.
Mr. Miele said licensed engineers and architects were better qualified than inspectors to certify that their work met code regulations, and argued that streamlining the process would benefit the city economy.
To certify a client's conformity with regulations such as antitrust and environmental laws, they would have to be legal experts.
