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Assistant Overseers
and 7 & 8 Vict. c. 101, ss. 61, 62. The office of Overseers was abolished and their functions transferred to the (English) Rating Authority (except in the Scilly Isles), by the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925
Certifying officer
appointed by the appropriate Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform all or any of the functions of a Certifying Officer under this Act. [Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (20 of 1946), s. 2
Bank
not only as an ordinary bank, but as a great engine of state. As to the position and functions of the bank in modern times, consult Bagehot's 'Lombard Street.' As to its origin, see Macaulay's Hist. Of
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Brain-stem death
Brain-stem death, means the stage at which all functions of the brain-stem have permanently and irreversibly ceased and is so certified under sub-s. (6) of s. 3.
Breach of duty
breach of a duty especially by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer) in carrying out the functions of his or her position, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 58.
Breach of privilege
collective capacity or of its committees; also includes action which obstruct the House in the performance of its functions and thereby lower dignity and authority such as disobedience of its legitimate orders or libel upon itself or
Business
636, p. 485. Business includes carrying on of any trade, profession or vocation and the discharge of the functions relating to any office or employment, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 8(1), 4th Edn., Para 1255, p. 987.
Cabinet
The executive and legislative powers are vested in cabinet which is individually and collectively responsible to Parliament. Cabinet functions as long as it enjoys confidence of Parliament, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, p. 73. In UK
Cabinet Council
first established by Charles I., and not expressly recognized by law. For a sketch of the history and functions of the Cabinet, see Lord Morley's Walpole, ch. vii.
Life
plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions used of all animal and vegetable organisms
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