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Home Dictionary Name: committeeParliamentary Committee
Parliamentary Committee, a committee of members of the House of Peers, or of the House of Commons, appointed by either House for the purpose of making inquiries, by the examination of witness or otherwise, into matters which could not be conveniently inquired into by the whole House. Not only any Bill, but any subject that is brought under the consideration of either House, may, if the House thinks proper, be referred to a committee; and when the inquiry is ended, the committee, through their chairman, make a report to the House of the result. All private Bills, such as Bills for railways, canals, roads, or other undertakings, in which the public are concerned, are referred to committees of each House before they are sanctioned by that House. Their reports are not absolutely binding upon the House, but the House seldom reverses their decision.As to the power of such committees to administer oaths to witnesses, see the (English) Parliamentary Witnesses Oaths Act, 1871.As to the powers o...
Assessment Committee
Assessment Committee. This is a statutory committee for the purpose of making out the valuation list on which the poor rate is based. See VALUATION LIST and POOR LAWS. The committee is appointed and acts by virtue of the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 90). See s. 17 and First Sched. When the valuation list has been published, objection may be taken and relief asked for from the committee. The notice of objection must be in writing and give the general grounds relief on R. v. London Justices, (1897) 1 QB 433; R. v. Essex Justices, (1902) 1 KB 180. The committee has no power to administer an oath or to order costs. An appeal lies from the committee to the local Quarter Sessions, Imperial and Grand Hotels Co. v. Christchurch Union, 1905 (2) KB 239 (27 of 1957)....
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee, means a committee formed to make suggestions to some other body or to an official, esp., any one of five committees that propose Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure amendment to federal court rules, the five committees being responsible for appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence rules, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 55....
Committee
Committee, certain persons elected or appointed to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body or by any corporation or society; e.g., a Committee of a Town Council under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, ss. 22 and 190, and (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (c. 51), s. 75, or of directors under the (English) Companies Clauses Act, 1845, s. 95, See also PARLIAMEN-TARY COMMITTEE.The word 'committee' in English is a translation more or less of the word 'panchayat' in Hindi. Therefore, when the word 'committee' was substituted in place of 'panchayat' in the Town Areas Act there was really no change of substance, Asa Ram v. District Board, AIR 1959 SC 480 (484): (1959) Supp 1 SCR 715.Means small body of members of legislatures to whom the consideration of detailed or technical questions are delegated, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 688....
Union Assessment Committee
Union Assessment Committee. A committee of the board of guardians of every union, consisting of not less than six nor more than twelve, having jurisdiction to revise the valuation lists framed by the overseers of each parish for the purpose of rating to the poor rate. See (English) Union Assessment Committee Acts of 1862 and 1864 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 103, and 27 & 28 Vict. c. 39), by the latter of which there can be n appeal against a poor rate to quarter sessions without previous notice of the objection of the appellant to the assessment committee, and failure to obtain relief from such committee. As to time of giving notice of appeal, see Denaby Overseers v. Denaby Collieries, 1909 AC 247. The Act of 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 38), has been repealed by the (English) Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 90), except s. 6 and in part as to London. See RATES....
Committee of a Person of Unsound Mind or Idiot
Committee of a Person of Unsound Mind or Idiot, the person to whom the care and custody of the person and estate, or either, of a person of unsound mind is committed by the Court. Separate committees may be appointed (a) of the person, (b) of the estate, and joint committees may be appointed for either or both of these purposes. See (English) Lunacy Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 5), s. 120. A committee can only be appointed after a formal inquisition. In practice, receivers are generally appointed under the (English) Lunacy Acts, 1890 (53 Vict. c. 5), s. 116; 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 47), s. 1, and 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 60)....
Committee of Inspection
Committee of Inspection. In bankruptcy (after the making of a receiving order) the creditors may appoint a committee to supervise the administra-tion of the bankrupt's property by the trustee [(English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 20]. As to the necessity for the trustee to obtain the committee's consent and to follow its directions, see (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, ss. 56 and 79. In companies winding up, a similar committee may be appointed by the creditors and contributories: see (English) Companies Act, 1929, ss. 187, 188, 196-199, 212 and 230....
committee
committee 1 : a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor 2 a : a body of persons delegated or assigned to consider, investigate, act on, or report on some matter ;esp : a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to consider legislative matters (as drafting bills or conducting hearings) [the Senate judiciary ] see also conference committee, joint committee b : a private organization for the promotion of a common object [political action s] compare council ...
committee of the whole
committee of the whole :the whole membership of a legislative house (as the House of Representatives) sitting as a committee and operating under informal parliamentary rules called also Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union ...
joint committee
joint committee : a committee made up of members of both houses of a legislature (as for purposes of investigation or oversight) compare conference committee ...
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