authority by law

The Oireachtas is empowered to establish the number, size and powers of local authorities by law.

"The Minister of Police and the police do not have any authority by law to impose a curfew within Israel, including all of Jerusalem."

Meanwhile, the City Council, which sets the tax rate, has the authority by law to shift up to 5 percent of the tax burden from one class to another each year.

This archaic form of manus marriage was largely abandoned by the time of Julius Caesar, when a woman remained under her father's authority by law even when she moved into her husband's home.

Criminal Investigations are carried out under official authority by law enforcement personnel such as the Police, the tax police (tax militia), Public Procurators (Public Prosecutors), and the Security Service of Ukraine.

In 1880, the Society was vested with the authority to appoint agents that shall have all the power and authority by law conferred upon peace officers and constables to secure compliance with any Act to be enforced for the prevention of cruelty to animals.