Role of the Authority Clause Samples

The 'Role of the Authority' clause defines the powers, responsibilities, and scope of involvement of the designated authority within an agreement or project. Typically, this clause outlines what decisions the authority can make, the extent of their oversight, and any specific duties they must perform, such as approving plans, monitoring compliance, or resolving disputes. By clearly delineating these roles, the clause ensures that all parties understand who holds decision-making power and accountability, thereby reducing ambiguity and potential conflicts during the execution of the agreement.
Role of the Authority. The role of the Authority under this Activity Agreement will be to provide, through Authority staff or contracts with consultants, coordinated services to assist the Activity Participants in conducting the activities contemplated by this Agreement. The Authority will provide only those services supported with funding from the Activity Participants or grant funding, in accordance with budgets recommended by staff, and approved by the Activity Participants and the Board of Directors, as more specifically provided under the terms of this Agreement.
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Role of the Authority. The Authority was established to oversee the performance of the Garda Síochána in relation to policing services in Ireland under the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, which amends the Garda ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (“the Act”). Subject to the Act, the Authority is independent in the performance of its functions. The overarching role of the Authority is to oversee the performance by the Garda Síochána of its functions relating to policing services. The Act provides that in doing so, the Authority shall: 1) Set priorities and performance targets for the Garda Síochána; 2) Approve a Strategy Statement and Annual Policing Plan submitted by the Garda Commissioner; 3) Keep under review: a. the performance by the Garda Síochána of its functions; b. the arrangements and strategies in place to support and enhance the performance of those functions; c. the adequacy of: i. the corporate governance arrangements and structures within the Garda Síochána; ii. the arrangements for the recruitment, training and development of the members and members of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána; iii. the mechanisms in place within the Garda Síochána for the measurement of performance and accountability of such members and staff; and iv. the arrangements for managing and deploying the resources available to the Garda Síochána so as to ensure the most beneficial, effective and efficient use of those resources;
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Role of the Authority. The Authority was established to oversee the performance of An Garda Síochána in relation to policing services in Ireland under An Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, which amends ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (“the Act”). Subject to the Act, the Authority is independent in the performance of its functions. The overarching role of the Authority is to oversee the performance by An Garda Síochána of its functions relating to policing services. The Act provides that in doing so, the Authority shall: • Set priorities and performance targets for An Garda Síochána; • Approve a Strategy Statement and Annual Policing Plan submitted by An Garda Commissioner; • Keep under review: a. the performance by An Garda Síochána of its functions; b. the arrangements and strategies in place to support and enhance the performance of those functions; c. the adequacy of: i. the corporate governance arrangements and structures within An Garda Síochána; ii. the arrangements for the recruitment, training and development of the members and members of the civilian staff of An Garda Síochána; iii. the mechanisms in place within An Garda Síochána for the measurement of performance and accountability of such members and staff; and iv. the arrangements for managing and deploying the resources available to An Garda Síochána so as to ensure the most beneficial, effective and efficient use of those resources; • Hold so many meetings with the Garda Commissioner as are necessary for the performance if its functions, at least four of which each year may be attended by the public and the media be permitted to broadcast; • Keep itself generally informed as to: a) complaints made against members of An Garda Síochána and the application of the Disciplinary Regulations; and b) trends and patterns in crimes committed; • Undertake, commission or assist in research projects in respect of matters relating to policing services, which in the opinion of the Authority, may: a) promote an improvement in standards for those matters and public awareness of them; or b) contribute to a reduction in the number of complaints against members of An Garda Síochána in relation to those matters; • Monitor and assess measures taken by An Garda Síochána in relation to recommendations made in a report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate. The Act provides for a number of other discrete functions which include: • Responsibility for: a) nominating persons for appointment by the Government t...
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Role of the Authority. The role of the Authority under this Activity Agreement will be to provide, through Authority staff or contracts with consultants, coordinated services to assist the Activity Participants in conducting the activities contemplated by this Agreement. The Powers Reserved to Board of Directors and Limitations Thereon. Authority will provide only those services supported with funding from the Activity Participants, grant funding, or other means that will not impose costs on members of the Authority that are not Activity Agreement Members, in accordance with budgets recommended by staff, and approved by the Activity Participants and the Board of Directors, as more specifically provided under the terms of this Agreement. a) The Board of Directors shall have ultimate approval authority over all Activity Agreement annual budgets based upon the recommendation of staff and approval of the Activity Participants; provided, the Board of Directors may only alter an Activity Agreement annual budget in a manner consistent with the Activity Participants’ recommendation. b) The Board of Directors shall have the right, upon recommendation of or in consultation with staff and Activity Participants, to approve all amendments to this Activity Agreement, including any amendment terminating the Activity Agreement, and to approve the MOU with each entity seeking to become a Non-Member Participating Party; provided, that no amendment of this Activity Agreement shall be required to add new Activity Participants prior to [DATE], 2022. c) The Board of Directors shall have the right, upon the recommendation of the Activity Participants, in the form of formal Board action, to authorize execution of all agreements relating to the Reservoir Expansion Project. d) The Board of Directors shall have the right, upon the recommendation of or in consultation with the Activity Participants, to act on any claims and to make decisions concerning the prosecution of, defense of, or other participation in actions or proceedings at law brought against the Authority arising from this Activity Agreement; provided if that action is taken at the request of the Activity Participants then the costs for such action shall be borne by the Activity Participants. e) The Board of Directors delegates to staff the authority to conduct the activities described in this Activity Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Activity Agreement and MOUs, without the required approval of the Board of Directors except as specific...
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Role of the Authority. Except to the extent requested by a Member with respect to lands within its boundaries, the Authority will serve primarily a coordinating and administrative role in order to provide for sustainable groundwater management of the Basin in a m anner that does not limit any Member’s rights or authority over its own water supply matters, including, but not limited to, a Member’s surface water supplies, groundwater supplies, facilities, operations, water management and financial affairs. Subject to the provisions, limitations and restrictions contained in this Agreement, activities unrelated to coordinating and administrative tasks necessary for groundwater management shall not be undertaken by the Authority.
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Role of the Authority. The Authority shall play the following role in this project :- (a) The Authority shall handover the Project Site and on an as-is-where-is basis, free from encumbrances, for the execution of the Project. The Authority shall not provide any equipment or vehicle for the project. All equipments and machinaries required by the successful contractor shall be arranged by the contractor at his own cost; (b) The Authority shall earmark the land (to be reclaimed and to be used for segregation and processing of excavated mixed MSW) and give possession to the Contractor within one week of the execution of the Contract Agreement; (c) The Authority shall provide access to the land earmarked to the contract or for implementing the project; (d) The Authority shall permit the contractor to carry out the project till the conclusion of the Contract Period of Eight months or any extension thereof;
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Role of the Authority. Cuan is a statutory body, established under the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023 (“the Act”), dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV). It is a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire, hold and dispose of land, an interest in land, or any other property with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. The statutory functions of Cuan, as set out in section 6 of the Act, are: a) to plan, coordinate and monitor the development of refuge accommodation for victims of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence; b) to provide support to service providers, including financial assistance, for the provision by them of— i. services delivered in refuge accommodation and other services for victims and persons at risk of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence, and ii. programmes with the purpose of preventing, and reducing the incidence of, such violence; c) where so requested by the Minister, to prepare, and submit for the approval of the Minister, standards for the provision of the services and programmes referred to in the above; d) to monitor adherence by service providers to the standards referred to above e) to compile and publish information regarding the availability of the refuge accommodation referred to in paragraph (a) and the services and programmes referred to in paragraph (b); f) to develop and implement public campaigns, and provide advice or support in relation to the development of public campaigns by public service bodies and other persons, for the purposes of— i. increasing awareness of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and the associated risk factors, and ii. reducing the incidence of such forms of violence; g) where requested by the Minister, to provide him or her with— i. such assistance as he or she may require in the development or evaluation of strategies and plans in relation to domestic, sexual or gender-based violence, and ii. in such form and frequency as the Minister may specify, reports on the implementation of such strategies and plans; h) to coordinate, oversee and provide advice and support, as appropriate, in relation to the implementation by public service bodies of the strategies and plans referred to in paragraph (g); i) to undertake, commission, assist or collaborate in research (including the...
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  • The Authority 3.1 The Parties acknowledge that the legal and official title of the Authority is as set out in 1.1 above. 3.2 The Parties agree that for public purposes the Authority shall be known as the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. 3.3 The Parties will take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the Authority is appropriately referred to in documentation and in any other sources of information.

  • Notice to the Authority No later than [45 (forty five)] days prior to commencement of the Construction Period or the Operation Period, as the case may be, the Concessionaire shall by notice furnish to the Authority, in reasonable detail, information in respect of the insurances that it proposes to effect and maintain in accordance with this Article 27. Within [30 (thirty)] days of receipt of such notice, the Authority may require the Concessionaire to effect and maintain such other insurances as may be necessary pursuant hereto, and in the event of any difference or disagreement relating to any such insurance, the Dispute Resolution Procedure in Article 39 shall apply.

  • Obligations of the Authority (i) The Authority shall, at its own cost and expense, undertake, comply with and perform all its obligations set out in this Agreement or arising hereunder. (ii) The Authority shall be responsible for the correctness of the Scope of the Project, Project Facilities, Specifications and Standards and the criteria for testing of the completed Works. (iii) The Authority shall, upon submission of the Performance Security as per the RFP by the Contractor, shall provide to the Contractor: (a) No less than 90% (ninety per cent) of the required Right of Way of the Construction Zone of total length of the Project Highway within a period of 30 (thirty) days from the date of this Agreement, which shall be in contiguous stretches of length not less than 1( One) kilometre. (b) approval of the general arrangement drawings (the “GAD”) from railway authorities to enable the Contractor to construct road over- bridges/ under- bridges at level crossings on the Project Highway in accordance with the Specifications and Standards, and subject to the terms and conditions specified in such approval, within a period of 60 (sixty) days from the Appointed Date, and reimbursement of all the costs and expenses paid by the Contractor to the railway authorities for and in respect of the road over- bridges/ under bridges; and7 (c) all environmental clearances as required under Clause 4.3.8 (iv) Delay in providing the Right of Way or approval of GAD by railway authorities, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3.1 (iii) shall entitle the Contractor to Damages in a sum calculated in accordance with the provisions of Clause 8.3 of this Agreement and Time Extension in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.5 of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the Damages for delay in approval of GAD by the railway authorities for a particular road over-bridge/ under-bridge shall be deemed to be equal to the Damages payable under the provisions of Clause 8.3 for delay in providing Right of Way for a length of 2 (two) kilometre for each such road over-bridge/ under-bridge.

  • Access to the Authority and the Authority’s Engineer (i) The Right of Way given to the Contractor hereunder shall always be subject to the right of access of the Authority and the Authority’s Engineer and their employees and agents for inspection, viewing and exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under this Agreement. (ii) The Contractor shall ensure, subject to all relevant safety procedures, that the Authority has un-restricted access to the Site during any emergency situation, as decided by the Authority’s Engineer.

  • Representations and Warranties of the Authority The Authority represents and warrants to the Contractor that: (a) it has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein and that it has taken all actions necessary to execute this Agreement, exercise its rights and perform its obligations, under this Agreement; (b) it has taken all necessary actions under the Applicable Laws to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; (c) it has the financial standing and capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (d) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof; (e) it has no knowledge of any violation or default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or any decree of any court or any legally binding order of any Government Instrumentality which may result in any material adverse effect on the Authority’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (f) it has complied with Applicable Laws in all material respects; (g) it has good and valid right to the Site and has the power and authority to grant the Right of Way in respect thereof to the Contractor; and (h) it has procured Right of Way and environment clearances such that the Contractor can commence construction forthwith on 90% (ninety per cent) of the total length of the Project Highway.