Legal glossary
“competent authority”
Defined in 18 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
NDPS · s. 68B
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
(c) "competent authority" means an officer of the Central Government authorised by it under section 68D;
Read section 68BThe Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 · s. 2
(3) "Competent Authority" means an Authority appointed by the appropriate Government under section 7;
Read section 2The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 · s. 2
(a) "competent authority" means any person appointed to be a competent authority under section 3;
Read section 2The Code on Social Security, 2020 · s. 2
Read the section for the definition.
Read section 2The Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986 · s. 3
(m) "competent authority" means, — - (i) a Secretary in the Delhi Administration, or
Read section 3The Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 1960 · s. 2
(c) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the Chief Commissioner by notification in the Official Gazette to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification; 3[(d) "family", in relation to a person, means the person, the wife or husband, as the case may be, and the minor sons and unmarried minor daughters of such person;]
Read section 2The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 · s. 2
(gg) "Competent Authority" means the Authority appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 37A;]
Read section 2The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 · s. 2
(e) "competent authority" means the competent authority appointed under section 16;]
Read section 2The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 · s. 2
(b) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act;
Read section 2The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutes Act, 2004 · s. 2
(ca) "Competent authority" means the authority appointed by the appropriate Government to grant no objection certificate for the establishment of any educational institution of their choice by the minorities;]
Read section 2The National Highways Act, 1956 · s. 3
(a) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority for such area as may be specified in the notification;
Read section 3The Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 · s. 2
(d) "Competent Authority" means such Authority designated by the Central Government under section 4;
Read section 2
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