Legal glossary
“authority”
Defined in 24 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. · s. 2
(e) "Authority" means the Unique Identification Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 11;
Read section 2The Actuaries Act, 2006 · s. 2
(d) "Authority" means the Appellate Authority referred to in section 32; - (e) "Board" means the Quality Review Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 43; - (f) "Council" means the Council of the Institute as referred to in section 12; - (g) "fellow" means a fellow member of the Institute; - (h) "Institute" means the Institute of Actuaries of India constituted under section 3;
Read section 2The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 · s. 2
(g) "Authority" means the Airports Authority of India constituted under section 3;
Read section 2The Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020 · s. 2
(c) "authority" means the Central Government or any of the regulatory authorities as specified in the First Schedule;
Read section 2The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 · s. 2
(ai) "Authority" means the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997);
Read section 2The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 · s. 95
(e) "Authority" means the Authority for Advance Ruling referred to in section 96; [1] [(f) "National Appellate Authority" means the National Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling referred to in section 101A.]
Read section 95The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 · s. 2
(aa) "Authority" means the Appellate Authority constituted under section 22A;
Read section 2The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 · s. 2
(ac) "Authority" means the Coastal Aquaculture Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 4;
Read section 2The Company Secretaries Act, 1980 · s. 2
(aa) "Authority" means the Appellate Authority referred to in section 22A;
Read section 2The Cost Accountants Act, 1959 · s. 2
(aa) "Authority" means the Appellate Authority referred to in section 22A;
Read section 2The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 · s. 2
(b) "Authority" means the Inland Waterways Authority of India constituted under section 3;
Read section 2The Insurance Act, 1938 · s. 2
(1A) "Authority" means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999);] 6[(2) "policy-holder" includes a person to whom the whole of the interest of the policy-holder in the policy is assigned once and for all, but does not include an assignee thereof whose interest in the policy is defeasible or is for the time being subject to any condition ;] 7[(3) "approved securities" means—
Read section 2
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