strict, tight, tough
those opposed to tighter regulation of banks

increased
excessive
Businesses should be free from excessive government regulation.

federal, government, governmental, international, official, professional, public, state
legal, statutory
voluntary
economic, environmental, financial
price, temperature

call for, demand
They are calling for tighter regulation of the industry.

introduce
be subject to
Food additives are subject to government regulation.

regulation by
regulation by local authorities

regulation of
the regulation of the medical profession

strict, stringent, tight, tough
The act imposes more stringent regulations on atmospheric pollution.
Tighter regulations come into force next year.

burdensome (esp. AmE), restrictive
lax
The company took advantage of the country's lax environmental regulations.

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 regulations.

EU, federal, government, international, official
prison, school

comply with, conform to, meet, observe, satisfy
To comply with government hygiene regulations, 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 regulations.
These restrictions are set out in regulations made by the minister.

liberalize, relax
The government is under pressure to relax censorship regulations.

tighten
enforce
In practice, the regulations are rarely enforced.

be designed to
The regulations are designed to encourage lower consumption of water.

control sth, govern sth, protect sth
regulations governing trade and industry

dictate sth, impose sth, mandate sth (esp. AmE), prescribe sth, require sth, specify sth, stipulate sth
There will be stricter regulations 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 regulations ban the use of genetically modified organisms.

permit sth
apply (to sth)
These regulations apply to all cows sold after June 1998.

come into force

uniform
She was wearing the regulation school uniform.

against (the) regulations
It's against safety regulations to leave these doors open.

in (the) regulation
The limits are specified in the regulations.

under (the) regulation
Under the new regulations, each worker must have a rest every two hours.

regulations concerning, regulations regarding
There are strict regulations concerning the adoption of children.

regulation on
regulations on hygiene

a breach of the regulations
compliance with a regulation
in accordance with (the) regulations
The notice is in accordance with Regulation 7.

rules and regulations