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Treasury
Lord; and he is, by custom, the head of the Cabinet (see CABINET COUNCIL), and of the whole executive, for which he is responsible in every department. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the second commissioner, and … the Public Revenue. The Lord High Treasurer is properly the head of this department; but, in practice, the functions of this great official are discharged by several commissioners. The chief of these is called First Lord; and
Suspension
Suspension, means, 'action of debarring or state of being debarred, especially, for a time, from a function or privilege; temporary deprivation of one's office or position, or again, state of being temporarily kept from doing … something. Dictionary meaning of expression 'suspend' is to debar, usually for a time, from any privilege from the execution of an office or from the enjoyment of such a position or status and resultant benefit of the
government
governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency b cap : the executive branch of the U.S. federal government c : the prosecution in a criminal case in its capacity as … the act or process of governing ;specif : authoritative direction or control 2 : the office, authority, or function of governing 3 : the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions for a political
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judicial
trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative, executive, legislative 2 : created, ordered, or enforced by a court [a foreclosure] compare conventional, legal ju·di·cial·ly adv … jus right, law + dicere to determine, say] 1 a : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary b : of, relating to, or being the branch
University
Its government is usually provided for by the creation of a council or senate, which acts as the executive, and has an initiative in such legislation as the University is empowered to carry out, sometimes subject to … Royal Charter or Act of Parliament. They may contain colleges, which are independent corporations similarly founded. The Constitution, functions, and privileges of universities are gover-ned by the term of their instruments of foundation, or by Acts of
Administrative law
1(1), 4th Edn. (2001), Para 1, p. 5. Means the law governing the organisation and operation of the executive branch of government (including independent agencies) and the relations of the executive with the legislature, the judiciary and … (1971) 1 All ER 148. Administrative law is understood to mean the law relating to the discharge of functions of a public nature in government and administration. It includes the law relating to functions of public authorities
agency
particular social activity or problem, it may write legislation creating an agency either directly or by authorizing the executive to set it up. Agencies exist at the federal, state, and local level. Most federal agencies are attached … general agency in this entry universal agency : general agency in this entry b : the office and function of an agent [even when granted discretion in carrying out his "R. C. Clark"] c : the law
Quasi judicial
336 (G.W. Paton and David P. Derham, Editors, 4th Edn., 1972. Means of relating to, or involving an executive or administrative official's adjudicative acts. Quasi-judicial acts, which are valid if there is no abuse of discretion, often … clarity and accurately. Custo-dian, though not a court in the ordinary sense, is an authority which exercises judicial functions or functions analogous to the judicial, and thus he is described as a 'quasi judicial' authority, Parduman Singh
Poor laws
to the churchwardens and overseers; and the concurrence of the inhabitants was not necessary. But for the better execution of these duties, the appointment of collectors and assistant overseers was authorised. They were abolished from 1st April, … Bastardy, and Lunacy Acts; and the law as regards this is not affected by the 1930 Act; the functions of boards of guardians in connection therewith were trans-ferred to local authorities by the (English) Local Government Act,
Uses
was the feoffee to uses, and A. or C., as the case may be, the cestui que use. Function of feoffee to uses.-The use consisted of three parts:-(1) That the feoffee to uses should suffer the cestui … of the fee. (8) A use, being but the creature of equity, could not have been taken in execution for the debts of the cestui que use; for there was no process at Common Law but against
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