Academic Council - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: academic councilAcademic Council
Academic Council, means the Academic Council of the University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act, 1994 (58 of 1994), s. 2(a) defined. [Act, 16 of 1915, 2(a); 40 of 1920, s. 2(a)]It means the Academic Council or University. S. 2(a) of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996 (2 of 1997) s. 2(a)It means the Academic Council of University, Mizoram University Act, 2000 (8 of 2000) s. 2(a).Academic Council means the Academic Council of the University. [University of Allahabad Act, 2005 (26 of 2005) s. 2(a)]...
Academic staff
Academic staff, means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the ordinances. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act, 1994 (Act 58 of 1994)Academic staff 'means the Academic Council of the University.' [University of Allahabad Act, 2005 (26 of 2005) s. 2(b)]It means such categories of Staff as are designated as academic staff by the ordinances. Central Agricultural University Act, 1992, s. 2(b)Means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the ordinance, s. 2(b), Tezpur University Act, 1993.Means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the ordinances, s. 2(b), MizoramAcademic staff, means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the statutes. [University of Allahabad Act, 2005, s. 2(b)]...
Majlis-I-Talimi
Majlis-I-Talimi, means the majlis-i-talimi (Academic Council) of the University. [See Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988 (58 of 1988), s. 2(k)]...
Academic Committee
Academic Committee, means the Academic Committee constituted under section 15. Kalakshetra Foundation Act, (6 of 1994), s. 3(a)...
County Councils
County Councils. The elective bodies established by the Local Government Act, 1888 (c. 41), to manage certain specified administrative business of each county (see LOCAL GOVERNMENT), formerly managed by the justices of the peace (who are nominated by the Crown) in quarter sessions,and other administrative business mentioned in the Act, and consisting of 'the chairman, aldermen, and councillors.' The (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), consolidates with amendments the enactments relating to local authorities.The councillors are elected, for separate electroal divisions,' the qualification for elctors being that required under the Representation of the People Acts, and the qualification for being elected similar to that required for electionto office onany local authority. Ministers of religion are not disqulaified, and peers owing property in the county and persons registered as parliamentary voters in respect of the ownership of property in the county are qual...
General Council
General Council (of the Bar), the full title of the Bar Council. See BAR COUNCIL.General Council (of the Catholic Church), a council consisting of members of the Church from most parts of the world, but not from every part, as an --cumenical Council.'The General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom' (Medical Act, 1858). The Medical Council, as it is commonly called, has power to settle the qualifications of medical practitioners and to strike off the register any of them convicted of felony or misdemeanour or judged guilty by the Council of 'infamous conduct in any professional respect' (s. 29), see R. v. General Medical Council, Ex parte Kynaston, (1930) 1 KB 562. The High Court has no jurisdiction to interfere with the Council's bona fide decision, Allbutt v. Medical Council, (1889) 23 QBD 400. The Council consists of five Crown nominees, twenty-two persons chosen by the same number of universities and colleges, and five persons elected by the registere...
Inter-State Council
Inter-State Council, in Australia an inter-State Commission is established for the execution and maintenance within the Commonwealth of the provisions of the Australian Constitution relating to trade and commerce; in U.S.A. the Council of State Governments is created to consider inter-State problems of broadest character, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. K, p. 200.Inter-State Council, in India, the Inter-State Council is established by the President by an Order in the public interest the President defines the nature of duties to be performed by it and its organisation and procedure; the duties of the Council are:(a) to inquire into and advise upon disputes which may have arises between States;(b) to investigate and discuss subject of common interest between the Union and the States or between two or more States;(c) to make recommendation upon any such subject particularly for better co-ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject, ...
Parish Council
Parish Council. Established by the Local Govern-ment Act, 1894, s. 1 (see now Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 43-55), for every rural parish i.e., (every parish in a rural sanitary district) having a population of 300 or upwards, the county council having also power to group parishes under a common parish council, and being bound to establish a parish council if the parish meeting of a parish having a population of 100 or upwards so resolve, and having power to establish one with the consent of the parish meeting if the population be less than 100.The parish council is elected from among the parochial electors, or persons who have resided for twelve months in the parish or within three miles of it. The number of councillors is fixed by each county council within the limits of five and fifteen members. The term of office, which was by the Act of 1894 one year, was altered to three years by the Parish Councillors (Tenure of Office) Act, 1899, by which the councill...
Council
Council, an assembly of persons for the purposes of concerting measures of state or municipal policy--hence called councillors.A municipal council, commonly called a town council, consists of the mayor, aldermen, and councillors, the councillors being elected by the ratepayers (women included), and the aldermen being elected by the councillors,the term of office of a councillor being three years, and tht of an alderman six. One-third of the councillors go out every year, and one-half of the aldermen (who always number one-third of the councillors) in every third year. See (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 17-23, which repeal and replace (except as to London) (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50), ss. 10-14. As to Army Council, county councils, district councils, and parish councils, see those titles....
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a tribunal of Privy Councilors, established by 2 & 3 Wm. 4, c. 92, for the disposal of appeals to the Sovereign in Council. It consists of the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President and ex-Lords President, the six Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, and such other members of the Privy Council as shall from time to time hold or have held 'High Judicial Office,' i.e., judges of the Supreme Courts of England or Ireland, Court of Session in Scotland, and not more than seven judges of the superior courts of the self-governing Colonies (or other possession fixed by Order in Council), and not more than two judges of any High Court in India as shall be nominated by the King.The Committee sits in Downing Street, Whitehall. Appeals are conducted before it as before a court, although inform it reports to the King advising that an appeal should be allowed or disallowed: consequently dissenting opinions are not disclosed. The principal matters which come before the Ju...
- << Prev.
- Next >>
Sign-up to get more results
Unlock complete result pages and premium legal research features.
Start Free Trial