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Assessors, literally those who sit by the side of another: persons appointed to ascertain and fix the value of taxes, rates, etc. Also persons sometimes associated with judges of courts to advise and direct the decisions of such judges.By the (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 98, replacing the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 56, the High Court or the Court of Appeal may, when it may think it expedient other than in a criminal proceeding by the Crown, call in the aid of one or more assessors specially qualified, and try and hear the matter in question wholly or partially with the assistance of such assessors. By the County Courts Act, 1934, s. 88, replacing the County Court Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, 1868, s. 14, provision is made for the appointment of assessors of 'natural skill and experience' in Admiralty actions, and such assessors frequently sit in county courts under the powers of this Act.Schedule II. of the (English) Workmen's Compensa-tion Act, 1925, gives a county court ...
assessor
assessor 1 : one appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate ;esp : one with special knowledge of the subject to be decided see also master 2 : one that assesses ;specif : one that is authorized to assess property for taxation ...
Co assessor
A joint assessor...
Revising assessors
Revising assessors, two officers elected by the bur-gesses of non-parliamentary municipal boroughs for the purpose of assisting the mayor in revising the parish burgess lists (Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, s. 29, and Sch. III.); but their duties were transferred to the revising barristers, and their office abolished by the County Electors Act, 1888....
master
master 1 : an individual or entity (as a corporation) having control or authority over another: as a : the owner of a slave b : employer compare servant c : principal 2 : an officer of the court appointed (as under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53) to assist a judge in a particular case by hearing and reporting on the case, sometimes by making findings of fact and conclusions of law, and by performing various related functions NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a master may be a magistrate or else may be a person with some special expertise in the matter. The word master as used in the Federal Rules encompasses a referee, an auditor, an examiner, and an assessor. If the master makes findings of fact, they are reviewable by the court except when the case is not to be tried to the jury and the findings are clearly erroneous, or when the parties have stipulated that the master's findings are to be final. adj : being the principal or controlling one : governing...
Church Discipline Act (English)
Church Discipline Act (English), 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 86) (repealing 1 Hen. 7, c. 4), under which 'it shall be lawful for' the bishop of the diocese (but not obligatory on him: see Julius v. Bishop of Oxford, (1880) 5 App Cas 214) on the application of any party complaining to proceed against any clerk in holy orders 'charged with offence against the laws ecclesiastical or concerning whom there may exist scandal or offence against the said laws' (whether concerning doctrine, see Voysey v. Noble, (1870) LR 3 PC 357; Bishop of St. Albans v. Fillingham, 1906 p. 163), ritual or moral misconduct), first by inquiry before commissioners nominated by the bishop, and then if the commissioners report that there is a prima facie case against him, by inquiry before the bishop with assessors, with an ultimate appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Bishop of Lincoln v. Wakefield, 1921 AC 813. The Act is repealed and superseded as to offences against morality by the Clergy Discipline ...
Intermediary or insurance intermediary
Intermediary or insurance intermediary, 'intermediary or insurance intermediary', includes insurance brokers, insurance consultants, surveyors and loss assessors. [Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), s. 2(1) (f)]...
Medical Referee
Medical Referee. s. 38 of the (English) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), provides for the appointment and remuneration of medical referees. See ASSESSORS....
Public servant
Public servant, has the same meaning as in s. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. [Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959), s. 2(1)(j)]Public servant has the same meaning as in s. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), s. 2]Public servant shall have the meaning assigned to it in s. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1994), s. 2 ]The chairman of the managing committee of a muni-cipality is a 'public servant' within the meaning of the s. 2; Maharudrappa Danappa Kesarappanavar v. State of Mysore, AIR 1961 SC 785: (1962) 1 SCR 129.(ii) The Minister is a 'public servant'. In accordance with the instructions issued by the Government he was to preside over the meetings of the Advisory Committee. He was doing so as a Minister andin execution and discharge of his duty as such public servant, Dattatraya Narayan Patil v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1975 SC 1685: (1976) 1 SCC 11: (1975) Supp SCR 145.(iii) For the purposes of this Act, 'public servant' me...
Trinity masters
Trinity masters, Elder Brethren of Trinity House. Two sit as assessors in Admiralty and Prize Courts to assist the judge in cases in which technical questions of navigation arise....
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