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primary power [3 records]

Record 1 2013-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

When a power of appointment is not preceded by an existing estate, it is sometimes called a primary power. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p.1398)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

pouvoir primaire; pouvoir primaire de désignation; pouvoir primaire d'attribution : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federalism
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
DEF

The power of one order of government to legislate in a field or exclusive jurisdiction (subject to the "ancillary power" of the other level order to also legislate in that field when necessary to effective legislation in one of such other orders exclusive fields of jurisdiction).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fédéralisme
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
DEF

Pouvoir d'un ordre du gouvernement de légiférer dans un domaine de sa compétence exclusive, sujet au pouvoir accessoire, incident ou auxiliaire de l'autre ordre de légiférer également dans ce domaine, si nécessaire à l'exercice efficace d'une compétence exclusive de cet autre niveau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Federalismo
  • Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Stations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales électriques
OBS

annuaire statistique (Québec)

Spanish

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