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jurisdiction

created doctrines of ancillary and pendent jurisdiction. 2 : the authority (as of a state) to govern or legislate [the trade bill was within the Ways and Means committee's ] [whether a foreign state shall be subject

legislature

legislature : a body of persons having the power to legislate ;specif : an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit (as a nation

Australia, Commonwealth of.

its Parliament, consisting of the Sovereign of the British Empire, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, to legislate for the whole of Australia. The legislative powers of the Parliament, which may be found under 39 heads

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Banking

are, if carried on in addition to the 'hard-core of banking' banking and the Parliament is competent to legislate in respect of that business under Entry 45, List I, Rustom Cavasjee Cooper v. Union of India, (1970)

Church of Scotland

of first, Presbytery has been the form of Church Government in Scotland. The Church has independent power to legislate and to adjudicate finally in all matters of doctrine, worship, government, and discipline within itself. Its Supreme Court

Colourable legislation

SC 308: (1959) Supp 1 SCR 319. It is only when a legislature which has no power to legislate frames a legislation so camouflaging it as to appear to be within its competence when it knows it

Convocation

provides in detail for the consolidation of the lower houses. Convocation, by express license from the Sovereign, may legislate by making canons, which bind the clergy only. See Steph.Com., book 4, c. vi.; Hook's Church dictionary, tit.

Delegation of subsidiary or ancillary measure

Delegation of subsidiary or ancillary measure, when a legislature is given plenary power to legislate on a particular subject there must also be an implied power to make laws incidental to the exercise

Federal Government

of the Act of 1900, which s.s contain the matters (ordinarily similar) on which the Federal Parliament may legislate, amongst them being: The main distinction between Canadian and Australian Federation is that the Dominion Parliament of Canada,

Legislative relations

State Legislatures on those mentioned in State Lists, Constitution of India, Art. 246(1) & (2). The Parliament can legislate on matters in concurrent list, Constitution of India, Art. 246(2). In case of conflicts the union law prevails,

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