Example sentences of "authority have a duty " in BNC.

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1 Each Authority has a duty to provide its respective radio and television services as public services for the dissemination of information , education and entertainment , and to ensure that its programmes maintain a high general standard , in particular as respects their quality and content , and a proper balance and wide range of subject matter … .
2 For example , if a local authority has a duty to cause streets in its area to be ‘ sufficiently lit ’ , how many lights does this require it to install ?
3 In addition , the chief finance officer of a local authority has a duty to report to councillors and auditors if he or she believes there is the possibility of the authority incurring unlawful expenditure ( Local Government Finance Act 1988 : clause 14 ) .
4 He must know when the local authority has a duty to investigate and how that investigation should be conducted .
5 Once notified the authority has a duty to consider the welfare of such children and to act where necessary to safeguard and promote a child 's welfare .
6 In addition , the authority has a duty to promote contact between the child and his parents , relatives , friends and others connected with him ( Sched 3 , para 15(1) ) .
7 The Chief Executive replied that the health authority had a duty to provide care without charge if :
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