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Summary jurisdiction, Court of

the peace, or other magistrate by whatever name called, to whom jurisdiction is given by, or who is authorized to act under, the (English) Summary Jurisdiction Acts' (Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 13, sub-s. 11); but does not

international jurisdiction

international jurisdiction Power of a court or other organization to hear and determine matters between different countries or persons of different countries or foreign states. Source: FindLaw

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Overman

One in authority over others a chief usually an overseer or boss

Employer

institution eligible for exemption under clause (23C) of section 10 or registered under section 12AA; (iv) a local authority; and (v) every artificial judicial person, not falling within any of the preceding sub-clauses. [Income-tax Act, 1961 (43

Local authority

effect to the particular Act in question. (Cf., (English) Public Health Act, 1875, s. 4) The (English) Local Authorities (Admission of the Press to Meetings) Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 43), defines (s. 2 (a)) a

jurisdiction

of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State

Power

power to sell estates, as in the instance of the Land Tax Redemption Acts, are both Common Law authorities. The estate passed by force of the will or passes by force of the Act, and the person

Competent authority

the High Court (iv) the President or the Governor, as the case may be, in the case of other authorities established or constituted by or under the Constitution, (v) the administrator appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution.

Housing of the working classes

for in unrepeated portions of the Acts of 1930 and 1935. Very wide powers are conferred on local authorities over the ownership of land and housing properties, and populations within their districts, enabling those authorities to make

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