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Public Order Act, 1936
Public Order Act, 1936 (English) (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6, c. 6). An Act to prohibit the wearing of uniforms in connection with political objects and the maintenance by private persons of associations of limitary or similar character, and to make further provision for the preservation of public order on the occasion of public processions and meetings and in public places.S. 1.-Prohibition of uniform in connection with political objects.S. 2.-Prohibition of quasi-military organizations.S. 3.-Confers powers for the preservation of public order on the occasion of processions.S. 4.-Prohibition of offensive weapons at public meetings and processions.S. 5.-Prohibition of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace.S. 6.-Amendment of Public Meeting Act, 1908; see PUBLIC MEETING.S. 7.-Enforcement.S. 8.-Application to Scotland.S. 9.-Interpretation.S. 10.-Short title and extent.A person who commits an offence under s. 2 is liable on summary conviction to a maximum of 6 months' imprisonment ...
Mandamus
Mandamus [we command). (1) A high prerogative writ of a most extensive remedial nature. In form it is a command issuing in the King's name from the King's Bench Division of the High Court only, and addressed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature requiring them to do something therein specified, which appertains to their office, and which the court holds to be consonant to right and justice. It is used principally for public purposes, and to enforce performance of public duties. It enforces, however, some private rights when they are withheld by public officers.It is a general rule that this writ is only to be issued where a party has no other specific remedy; and he must apply to the court without delay. the jurisdiction is altogether in the discretion of the court. It can only be obtained from the King's Bench Division, and on motion, and not in an action; [(English) R.S.C., Ord. LIII., r. 4]. For rules of procedure, see (English) Crown Office Rules, 1906, rr. 49...
Fees
Fees, perquisites allowed to officers in the administration of justice, as a recompense for their labour and trouble, ascertained either by Acts of Parlia-ment, by rule or order of Court, or by ancient usage; in modern times frequently commuted for a salary, e.g., by the (English) Justices Clerks Act, 1877.Although, however, the officers of a court may be paid by salary instead of by fees, the obligation of suitors to pay fees usually remains, these fees being paid into the fund out of which the salaries of the officers are defrayed. In the Supreme Court they are collected by means of stamps under s. 26 of the (English) Judicature Act, 1875, and a Treasury Order of July, 1884, a judicial Order of the same year fixing the amount, and see Supreme Court Fees Rules, 1930.The mode of collecting fees in a public office is under the (English) Public Office Fees Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 58) (repealing and replacing the (English) Public Office Fees Act, 1866), by stamps or money, as the Trea...
Central Public Information Officer
Central Public Information Officer, means the Central Public Information Officer designated under sub-s. (1) and includes a Central Assistant Public Information Officer destructed as such under sub-s. (2) of s. 5 [Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), s. 2(c)]...
State Public Information Officer
State Public Information Officer, means the State Public Information Officer designated under sub-section (1) and includes a State Assistant Public Information Officer designated as such under sub-section (2) of section 5. [Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), s. 2(m)]...
Misconduct in office
Misconduct in office, has been defined as any unlawful behaviour by a public office in relation to the duties of his office, willful in character. Terms embraces acts which the office holder had no right to perform, acts performed improperly and failure to act in the face of an affirmative duty to act, Chairman & M.D. Bharat Petrol Corporation Ltd. v. T.K. Raju, (2006) 3 SCC 143: (2006) 2 JT 624: (2006) 2 SCALE 553: (2006) 2 Supreme 369: (2006) 2 SLT 712: (2006) 3 SCJ 30: (2006) 4 SCJD 302: (2006) 3 SRJ 515: (2006) 2 LLJ 113: (2006) 109 FLR 232: (2006) 3 SLR 220: (2006) 2 SLJ 470.Misconduct in office, means 'any unlawful behavi-our by a public officer in relation to the duties of his office, willful in character. Term embraces acts which the officer holder had no right to perform, acts performed improperly, and failure to act in the face of an affirmative duty to act, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 999....
Notary or Notary Public
Notary or Notary Public [fr. notaire, Fr., fr. notarius, Lat.], an officer who takes notes of anything which may concern the public; he attests deeds or writings to make them authentic in another country; but is principally employed in mercantile affairs, as to make protests of bills of exchange, etc. He cannot permit another to act in his name, and in London he must be free of the Scriveners' Company. See 25 Hen. 8, c. 27, ss. 3, 4; the (English) Public Notaries Acts, 1801, 1833, and 1843 (41 Geo. 3, c. 79, 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 70, and 6 & 7 Vict. c. 90); and consult Brooke on the Office, etc., of a Notary, 6th ed., by Cranstoun. The Court of Faculties makes the appointment in accordance with the Public Notaries Acts, and the Master of that Court has inherent jurisdiction to strike a notary public off the roll (Re Champion, 1906, P. 86). As to its jurisdiction in the case of the Colonies, see Bailleau v. Victorian Society of Notaries, 1904, P. 180.In Scotland a notary public must now be a ...
authority
authority pl: -ties 1 : an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a : a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office [the of the president] ;also : jurisdiction b : the power to act that is officially or formally granted (as by statute, corporate bylaw, or court order) [within the scope of the treasurer's ] [police officers executing a warrant…are not required to “knock and announce” their and purposes before entering "National Law Journal"] c : power and capacity to act granted by someone in a position of control ;specif : the power to act granted by a principal to his or her agent actual authority : the authority that a principal in reality has granted to an agent actual express authority : the actual authority of an agent specifically stated or written by the principal actual implied authority : the actual authority of an agent that the principal has not specified but has purposely or through negligence a...
Bribe
Bribe, a fit to any person in office or holding a position of trust, with the object of inducing him to disregard his official duty or betray his trust for the benefit of the giver. It is a misdemeanour at common law for a public officer, whether judicial or ministerial, to accept a bribe, or for such an officer to conspire with others that he shall receive such a bribe, Rex v. Whitaker, (1914) 3 KB 1283. It has long been settled law that the secret profits of an agent belong to his principal: see De Busche v. Alt, (1878) 8 Ch D 286. The acceptance of a secret commission from the other side to a negotiation justifies the dismissal of the agent receiving it, Boston Deep Sea Fishery v. Ansell, (1888) 39 Ch D 339. The bribery of an agent avoids a contract: see Shipway v. Broadwood, (1899) 1 QB 369, where a veterinary surgeon employed to test horses by the purchaser had passed them after acceptance of a bribe from the seller. In such a case it is an immaterial inquiry to what extent the br...
public record
public record : a record required by law to be made and kept: a : a record made by a public officer or a government agency in the course of the performance of a duty b : a record filed in a public office NOTE: Public records are subject to inspection, examination, and copying by any member of the public. ...
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