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Certificate

Certificate, a testimony given in writing to declare or verify the truth of anything. Certificates are frequently referred to or required by Statute. A certificate is the usual evidence of the title to shares in a company. See (English) Companies Act, 1929, ss. 67 and 68; for Certificate of Incorporation, see ss. 15 and 329, ibid.; and commencement of business, s. 94, ibid., and s. 82, ibid., as to registration of charges. Also ALIENS and Share Certificate; and see Land Certificate.A document in which a fact is formally attested, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.Trial by certificate, which has long been obsolete, took place in those cases in which the evidence of the person certifying was, by custom or otherwise, the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; see 3 Bl. Com. 333.As to when certificates and examined copies are admissible in evidence, consult Taylor on Evidence, and the (English) Documentary Evidence Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 113) (UK).As to the Master's Certificate in...


tax certificate

tax certificate : a certificate issued to the purchaser of property at a tax sale that certifies the sale and entitles the purchaser to a tax deed upon expiration of the period for right of redemption if all taxes and charges have been paid [voided the tax certificate when it was determined that the original owner was exempt from paying the delinquent taxes] called also tax sale certificate compare tax deed at deed ...


certificate of title

certificate of title 1 : a certificate of ownership stating that the title to the specified property is free and clear except for any encumbrance (as a mortgage) listed on it: as a : a certificate issued by a motor vehicle registry called also title b : a certificate issued by a registry of deeds see also torrens system 2 : a document issued by a title abstracter (as an attorney) giving a legal opinion as to the status of a property's title based on a title search or abstract of title compare deed ...


insurance certificate

insurance certificate 1 : a certificate issued by an insurer to a shipper as evidence that a shipment of merchandise is covered under a marine insurance policy 2 : a certificate issued in place of an insurance policy by an insurer to one insured as evidence of membership in an insurance or pension plan ...


Certificate of air worthiness

Certificate of air worthiness, includes any valida-tion of it, and any flight manual, performance schedule or other document. Whatever its title, incorporated by reference in that certificate relating to the certificate of air worthiness, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 1283, p. 634 [Air Naviga-tion Order 1989 SI 1989/2004, Art. 106(1) (UK)]....


Digital Signature Certificate

Digital Signature Certificate, S. 2(1)(q) 'Digital Signature Certificate' means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub-s. (4) of s. 35. [In formation Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2(1)(q)]...


Holder of a Restricted Certificate

Holder of a Restricted Certificate, Means a person holding a permanent or temporary restricted certificate granted by a State Government under the Restricted Certificate Rules, 1932. [Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) s. 2(d)]...


certification

certification 1 a : the act of certifying b : the state of being certified see also certiorari NOTE: Certification of an interlocutory decision by a trial court allows an appellate court to review the decision and to answer a controlling question of law. Certification is often used in state courts as well as federal courts and, where available, allows a federal court to refer a question of state law to the state's highest court. Certification is also used to refer to a judge's order that allows a suit to be maintained as a class action. 2 : a certified statement ...


Duly certificated notary public

Duly certificated notary public, means a notary public who either (1) has in force a practicing certificate as a solicitor under the Solicitors Act, 1974 and duly entered in the court of faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury in accordance with rules made by the master of faculties; or (2) has in force a practicing certificate as a notary public issued by the said court of faculties in accordance with rules so made, Administration of Justice Act, 1985, s. 87(1) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England 3(1), para 421, p. 330....


Certificate of registration

Certificate of registration, means the certificate issued by a competent authority to the effect that a motor vehicle has been duly registered in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (4)]...


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