21. Bondholders could, in turn, sue the bond issuing authority for marketing the bonds as tax-exempt. 22. The issuing authority has no discretion to deny permits based on factors beyond the qualification criteria specified by law. 23. Diplomatic credentials are granted and withdrawn at the pleasure of the issuing authority , based on widely varying criteria. 24. Some jurisdictions have established additional local requirements the applicant must meet before the issuing authority grants a CCW permit. 25. The issuing authority , usually a branch of the country's foreign ministry or department ( e . g. 26. The " billets " faced heavy counterfeiting, which resulted in the issuing authorities making more complex designs. 27. Until 1997, the Department was the British passport-issuing authority in Hong Kong until the end of British rule. 28. The copyright for it may be owned by the issuing authority , and there may be other restrictions on its reproduction. 29. The ministry, the issuing authority for government bonds, doesn't announce bonds sales until the day it solicits bids. 30. The number of independent nations has grown rapidly since World War II, and so has the number of coin issuing authorities .
