Authority

1. Law - contract - agency - treasury controls.

A general level of powers granted or delegated to an individual - or an organisation - to make decisions or conclude transactions.

2. Law - contract - agency - treasury controls.

A power or permission accorded to carry out a particular transaction.

3. Regulation - supervision - law enforcement.

A body that has regulatory, supervisory, or other responsibilities, together with the necessary powers to carry them out.

For example, a central government tax authority.

See also

• Agent
• Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
• Authorisation
• Authorised payment institution
• Authorised push payment
• Authorised share capital
• Authority limits
• Capacity
• Competent Authority
• Competition & Markets Authority (CMA)
• Competition authority
• Contract
• Controls
• Continuous payment authority (CPA)
• Data Protection Authority
• European Banking Authority (EBA)
• European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
• European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
• European Supervisory Authority (ESA)
• Financial authority
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
• Financial institution
• Hong Kong Monetary Authority
• Infrastructure and Projects Authority
• Law
• Monetary authority
• Monetary Authority of Singapore
• National Competent Authority
• Ostensible authority
• Payroll tax
• Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
• Regulation
• Regulator
• Resolution Authority
• Rogue trader
• Supervision
• Tax
• Treasury Operations and Controls
• Ultra vires
• Welsh Revenue Authority