Legal glossary

“licensing authority”

Defined in 3 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. MV Act · s. 2

    The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

    (20) "licensing authority" means an authority empowered to issue licences under Chapter II or, as the case may be, Chapter III;
    Read section 2
  2. The Prize Competitions Act, 1955 · s. 2

    (a) "licensing authority" means any officer or authority appointed by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, for the purpose of granting licences under this Act; - (b) "money" includes a cheque, postal-order or money-order; - (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
    Read section 2
  3. The Women’s and Children’s Institutions (Licensing) Act, 1956. · s. 2

    (c) “licensing authority” means the State Government or such officer or authority as may be prescribed;
    Read section 2