Mc Quail (p.1) defines media regulation as “the whole process of control or guidance‚ by established rules and produces applied by governments and other political and administrative authorities to all kinds of Media activities”. Several ways in which the media are regulated include governmental legislations and media self-regulation. The advancement in technology and the exponential growth in the media industry as well as the demand for innovative information‚ deregulation however breaks the barriers
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oversight of the auditing profession. The United States‚ for example‚ has introduced tough external audit regulation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Canada has also introduced a regulator with extensive powers‚ including a national inspections unit as independent monitor of major audits‚ while the British and Australian solutions are based mainly on oversight rather than on full regulatory control (Malthus and Scoble‚ 2005). However‚ all these oversight bodies are needed to protect the public and
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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ORDER‚ 2009 (S 44/2009) WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (FACILITIES) (CONTROL OF MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS) REGULATIONS‚ 2013 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Citation and commencement. 2. Application. 3. Interpretation. PART II COMPETENT AUTHORITY 4. Competent authority. 5. Prohibition of use. 6. Power of competent authority in relation to Safety Cases and related documents. 7. Inspections and investigations. PART III
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Lecture 11: Handout The Regulation of Banks Date: 28 April 2004 Module: International Banking Why Regulate Banks? Banks are intermediaries between money suppliers and those who need money. Commercial banks are most heavily regulated financial institutions. Five main reasons for regulation: I. The first is to ensure the safety and soundness of banks. The purpose is to maintain I) domestic and II) international confidence‚ III) protect depositors and ultimately taxpayers
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Produce a report and describe legislation and regulations‚ working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the two types of abuse In this report‚ I will be outlining key legislation and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work‚ working strategies and types of abuse processes used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse. I will also describe the legislation and regulations‚ working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to minimise
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government regulations‚ how those regulations affect current market structures while defining the different types of market structures and finally what provisions and laws have been put in place to protect consumers and society from big business and firms choices. Industrial regulation is the government’s attempt to enact laws designed to prevent firms from participating in bad monopolistic practices and to promote competition in the market space. The reason industrial regulation exists is to
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Ouestion (a) Sole Proprietorship Sole proprietorship is a business owned one person‚ who has full control of the business and how it is run. They also own all the assets of the business and any profit that it makes. In the same vein‚ they are also responsible for all the debts and liabilities the business accrues. There are lots advantages by being a sole trader. The first advantage is easy formation. The formation of sole proprietorship business is very easy and simple. No legal formalities
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of "command and control" and the "incentive system‚ it is evident that the incentive system is much better in the long run in terms of regulating financial industries such as banks. The command and control system punishes offenders‚ which sounds terrific in retrospect‚ considering all of the scandalous activities that have gone down in the past. However‚ punishing them may do more harm than what rewarding them will do. By having the government set goals for financial industries‚ the command and control
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PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS FOR CORPORATE / COMMERCIAL BANKING (Updated on January 31‚ 2011) BANKING POLICY & REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN Disclaimer: State Bank of Pakistan compiles a booklet of Prudential Regulations from time to time for convenience of users. Updated version of such a booklet containing amendments in the regulations made through circulars/Circular letters to date is being issued. Due care has been taken while incorporating amendments‚ however‚ errors and
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Act (OBRA) of 1987; established regulations for nursing homes receiving federal funding that includes reimbursements from Medicare or Medicaid programs. It was signed by President Ronald Reagan‚ and it was the first major revision to the federal standards for nursing home care since the creation of both Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. This legislation changed the legal expectations of nursing homes and their care. If nursing homes do not comply with these regulations they cannot receive federal reimbursement
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