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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)]...

Authority

Authority, means the Coastal Aquaculture Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 4. [Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (24 of 2005), s. 2(a)]Means the right or permission to act legally on another's behalf; the power delegated by a principal to an agent e.g. authority to sign the contract, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 127.Means a right; an official or judicial command; also a legal power to do an act given by one man to another. Consult Vin. Abr., tit. 'Authority,' and Sugden on Powers, and see WARRANTY.Dictionary meaning of the word 'authority' is clearly wide enough to include all bodies created by a statute on which powers are conferred to carry out governmental or quasi-governmental functions, Som Prakash Rekki v. Union of India, (1981) 1 SCC 449, AIR 1981 SC 212 (229). (Constitution of India Art. 12)The meaning of the word 'authority' given in Webster's Third New International Dictionary, which can be applicable is 'a public administrative agency or corp...

Weaker sections

Weaker sections, 'weaker sections', in this context, means not every 'backward class' but those dismally depressed categories comparable economically and educationally to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribes, State of Kerala v. N.M. Thomas, AIR 1976 SC 490: (1976) 2 SCC 310: (1976) 1 SCR 906. (Constitution of India, Art. 46)...

Appearance sec. stat

Appearance sec. stat. (i.e., Secundum statutum), which was entered at law by a plaintiff for a defaulting defendant under 12 Geo. 1, c. 29, and 2 Wm. 4, c. 39, was abolished by 15 & 16 Vict. c. 76, s. 26....

section 213a

section 213a A section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which establishes that sponsors have a legal duty to support immigrants they want to bring (sponsor) to the United States. They must complete Form I-864 Affidavit of Support. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...

Approved Committee

Approved Committee, means an Approved Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13. [Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), s. 2(b)]...

Additional duties

Additional duties, means the duties of excise levied and collected under sub-section (1) of section 3. [Additional duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, (58 of 1957), s. 2....

Protection officer

Protection officer, means an officer appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 8. [Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, s. 2(n)]...

Programme officer

Programme officer, means an officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 15 for implementing the scheme. [The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, s. 2(m)]...

Sub-section

Sub-section, means a sub-section of the sections in which the word occurs. [General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(61)]Sub-section, shall mean a sub-section of the section in which the word occurs. [General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(61)]...

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