I.
noun
1 control of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ strict , tight , tough
▪
those opposed to tighter ~ of banks
▪ increased
▪ excessive
▪
Businesses should be free from excessive government ~.
▪ federal , government , governmental , international , official , professional , public , state
▪ legal , statutory
▪ voluntary
▪ economic , environmental , financial
▪ price , temperature
VERB + REGULATION
▪ call for , demand
▪
They are calling for tighter ~ of the industry.
▪ introduce
▪ be subject to
▪
Food additives are subject to government ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by
▪
~ by local authorities
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of the medical profession
2 ( usually regulations ) law/rule
ADJECTIVE
▪ strict , stringent , tight , tough
▪
The act imposes more stringent ~s on atmospheric pollution.
▪
Tighter ~s come into force next year.
▪ burdensome ( esp. AmE ), restrictive
▪ lax
▪
The company took advantage of the country's lax environmental ~s.
▪ draft , proposed
▪ new
▪ current , existing
▪ emergency
▪ statutory
▪ building ( esp. BrE ), fire , highway ( AmE ), hygiene ( esp. BrE ), planning ( esp. BrE ), safety , traffic , etc.
▪
The restaurant owner admitted 13 breaches of food hygiene ~s.
▪ EU , federal , government , international , official
▪ prison , school
VERB + REGULATION
▪ comply with , conform to , meet , observe , satisfy
▪
To comply with government hygiene ~s, there must be a separate sink for hand washing.
▪ breach , break , contravene , flout , violate
▪ adopt , bring in , enact (both esp. AmE ), impose , introduce , issue , make
▪
States are enacting new laws and ~s.
▪
These restrictions are set out in ~s made by the minister.
▪ liberalize , relax
▪
The government is under pressure to relax censorship ~s.
▪ tighten
▪ enforce
▪
In practice, the ~s are rarely enforced.
REGULATION + VERB
▪ be designed to
▪
The ~s are designed to encourage lower consumption of water.
▪ control sth , govern sth , protect sth
▪
~s governing trade and industry
▪ dictate sth , impose sth , mandate sth ( esp. AmE ), prescribe sth , require sth , specify sth , stipulate sth
▪
There will be stricter ~s dictating which foods are allowed in schools.
▪
Regulations require water authorities to test sea water for bacteria.
▪ limit sth , restrict sth
▪ ban sth , forbid sth , prohibit sth
▪
The ~s ban the use of genetically modified organisms.
▪ permit sth
▪ apply (to sth)
▪
These ~s apply to all cows sold after June 1998.
▪ come into force
REGULATION + NOUN
▪ uniform
▪
She was wearing the ~ school uniform.
PREPOSITION
▪ against (the) ~s
▪
It's against safety ~s to leave these doors open.
▪ in (the) ~
▪
The limits are specified in the ~s.
▪ under (the) ~
▪
Under the new ~s, each worker must have a rest every two hours.
▪ ~s concerning , ~s regarding
▪
There are strict ~s concerning the adoption of children.
▪ ~ on
▪
~s on hygiene
PHRASES
▪ a breach of the ~s
▪ compliance with a ~
▪ in accordance with (the) ~s
▪
The notice is in accordance with Regulation 7.
▪ rules and ~s
II.
adj.
Regulation is used with these nouns: ↑ uniform