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Liquidator

ss. 183-197 of the Act. (2) Liquidators of a company winding-up voluntarily are appointed by the company in general meeting to wind up its affairs and thereupon the powers of the directors shall cease except so far … application. He may bring or defend actions relating to that property in his own official name (s. 190). Powers which he may exercise subject to the sanction of the court or a Committee of Inspection are setout

Governor

of India, Art. 200. The executive power including all acts necessary for carrying on or supervision of the general administration of the State vests in the Governor, Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab, AIR 1956 SC 549

Trust

the exception of the unrepealed s. 8 of the (English) Trustee Act, 1888, by which trustees, as a general rule, are allowed [see Re Somerset, (1894) 1 Ch 231; Howe v. Earl Winterton, (1896) 2 Ch 626], … in contemplation of equity, the substantial ownership of or control over property, the person having the ownership or power can create a trust in favour of another person or in his own favour [Law of Property Act,

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Real representative

relating to real estate in favour of the persons entitled.' Real estate over which a person exercises a general power of appointment by his will and an entailed interest disposed of by will under the statutory power [(English)

Rule

People v. District Court, 797 P 2d 1259 (1990). Rule, under clause [51] of s. 3 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 'rule' means a rule made in exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, and

Company

the assessment for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1948, or which is declared by general or special order of the Central Board of Revenue to be a company for the purposes of this … on trade and industry, a mere legal framework providing a convenient institutional container for holding and using the powers of company management. The company law was at that time conceived merely as a statute intended to regulate

Local Government

Councils.--The (English) Local Government (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1903 (3 Edw. 7, c. 15), though permissive only, extended general, tentative, unsued and almost unknown powers of decentralization which had previously been entrusted to the Local Government Board … councils throughout England and Wales, and has been amended and extended by many other Acts. Transfer of Imperial Powers to County Councils.--The (English) Local Government (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1903 (3 Edw. 7, c. 15), though permissive

Rate

1925. By this Act one general rate replaces all the rates formerly made by the respective authorities having power to raise money by a public rate, the only exception being a special rate in rural districts for … body for a public purpose, as a poor rate, a highway rate, a sewers rate, upon, as a general rule, the occupiers of property within a parish or other area. Proportional or relative value; the proportion of

Winding-up

by the company, but only so far as the assets are insufficient to meet the claims of the general creditors. Transactions which would be avoided against an individual in his bankruptcy as a fraudulent preference (Bankruptcy Act, … execution or attachment of creditors are restricted under ss. 267-270. Secs. 271-278 relate to offences, penalties, and the powers of the Court in connection therewith, and, among supplementary provisions, any company in liquidation must state on every

Incorporated Law Society

its charters and bye-laws. In the second place, it is a body exercising statutory powers affecting the profession generally. In this capacity the Society performs the duties of Registrar of Solicitors, has the custody of the Roll … connection is regulated by its charters and bye-laws. In the second place, it is a body exercising statutory powers affecting the profession generally. In this capacity the Society performs the duties of Registrar of Solicitors, has the

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