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LAY MEMBER [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2018-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Marine Engineer (Watch Keeping)
1, record 1, English, Marine%20Engineer%20%28Watch%20Keeping%29
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
4035: Royal Canadian Mounted Police job code. 1, record 1, English, - Marine%20Engineer%20%28Watch%20Keeping%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The member is responsible for : maintaining and repairing machinery and equipment on board police patrol vessels, vehicles and basic water transport; implementing and maintaining the prescribed vessel maintenance program during patrol, lay up or refit; assisting in ongoing repair and refit of patrol vessels and basic water transport; and developing and implementing operational, maintenance and repair standards for RCMP(Royal Canadian Mounted Police) vessels and related equipment and machinery. 1, record 1, English, - Marine%20Engineer%20%28Watch%20Keeping%29
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ingénieur maritime (garde du quart)
1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20maritime%20%28garde%20du%20quart%29
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ingénieure maritime (garde du quart) 1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20maritime%20%28garde%20du%20quart%29
feminine noun
- ingénieur naval (quart) 1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20naval%20%28quart%29
see observation, masculine noun
- ingénieure navale (quart) 1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20navale%20%28quart%29
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
4035 : code d'emploi de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada. 1, record 1, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20maritime%20%28garde%20du%20quart%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le membre remplit les fonctions suivantes : entretenir et réparer les machines et l'équipement à bord des bâtiments de patrouille, des véhicules et des navires de base; mettre en œuvre et maintenir le programme d'entretien prescrit durant les patrouilles, le désarmement ou la remise en état; participer à la réparation et à la remise en état courantes de bâtiments de patrouille et de navires de base; établir et mettre en œuvre les normes d'exploitation, d'entretien et de réparation des navires de la GRC (Gendarmerie royale du Canada) ainsi que de l'équipement et des machines connexes. 1, record 1, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20maritime%20%28garde%20du%20quart%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
ingénieur naval (quart); ingénieure navale (quart) : Bien que ces titres soient tirés du «Manuel de la gestion des carrières» de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada, «ingénieur maritime (garde du quart)» [ou «ingénieure maritime (garde du quart)»] est préférable, car «ingénieur naval» (ou «ingénieure navale») est plutôt l'équivalent de «naval engineer». 1, record 1, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20maritime%20%28garde%20du%20quart%29
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- civil status
1, record 2, English, civil%20status
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- status 2, record 2, English, status
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In law, one of the attributes of legal personality ... particularly of the personality of natural persons, i.e. living human beings. 2, record 2, English, - civil%20status
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Status is the particular person's standing in the law, which determines his rights and duties in particular contexts. The status of a particular person is determined by the totality of his classifications under various heads, within each of which there are two or more mutually exclusive possibilities. The main heads are :(a) citizen and alien;(b) unborn, under full age, and of full age;(c) male and female;(d) legitimate, illegitimate, legitimated and adopted;(e) bodily and mentally capable, and bodily or mentally incapable;(f) single, married, divorced;(g) commoner and noble;(h) free and prisoner;(j) solvent and bankrupt;(k) lay and cleric;(l) civilian and member of the armed forces. 2, record 2, English, - civil%20status
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An Act respecting the change of name and of other particulars of civil status. 3, record 2, English, - civil%20status
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- état civil
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20civil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Loi sur le changement de nom et d'autres qualités de l'état civil. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20civil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estado de las personas (Derecho privado)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado civil
1, record 2, Spanish, estado%20civil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condición de la persona dentro del orden jurídico, en función de sus circunstancia de edad, sexo, familia, nacionalidad y ausencia, que determinan su capacidad jurídica y de administración de los bienes. 1, record 2, Spanish, - estado%20civil
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Administrative Law
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lay member
1, record 3, English, lay%20member
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- non-legal member 2, record 3, English, non%2Dlegal%20member
correct
- non-lawyer member 2, record 3, English, non%2Dlawyer%20member
correct
- non-judicial member 3, record 3, English, non%2Djudicial%20member
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "lay member" has been in use for a long time to describe tribunal members without a legal qualification, or sometimes those without a medical or other easily definable professional qualification. Even if the term is now normally absent from the legislation governing tribunal systems; it is still in common use colloquially among tribunal members, and often forms part of the language of recruitment procedure. 2, record 3, English, - lay%20member
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Non-legal members are not on tribunals just to make up the members, or to provide some balance or untutored "common sense;" nor should they feel they are representing the "person in the street"(which is the role suggested by the term lay-member). 2, record 3, English, - lay%20member
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit administratif
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autre membre
1, record 3, French, autre%20membre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- membre non juriste 2, record 3, French, membre%20non%20juriste
correct, masculine noun
- membre non-juge 3, record 3, French, membre%20non%2Djuge
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-02-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lay a charge
1, record 4, English, lay%20a%20charge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The authority to lay a charge rests with a commanding officer, a Canadian Forces member authorized by a commanding officer or a member of the National Investigation Service. A charge is laid when it is reduced in writing in the form of a "Record of Disciplinary Proceedings". All charges must set out a statement of the offence along with sufficient particulars to enable the accused to be reasonably informed of the offence alleged. 2, record 4, English, - lay%20a%20charge
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit militaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- porter une accusation
1, record 4, French, porter%20une%20accusation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un commandant ou un membre des Forces canadiennes autorisé par un commandant, ou un membre du Service national des enquêtes peuvent porter des accusations sous le régime du code de discipline militaire. Pour porter une accusation, on doit consigner celle-ci par écrit dans un «procès-verbal de procédure disciplinaire». Toutes les accusations doivent comporter un énoncé [de] l'infraction en cause ainsi que des détails suffisants qui permettent d'informer raisonnablement l'accusé de l'infraction dont on l'accuse. 2, record 4, French, - porter%20une%20accusation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-04-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- judicial member 1, record 5, English, judicial%20member
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
of a tribunal, as opposed to "lay member" 2, record 5, English, - judicial%20member
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- membre juriste
1, record 5, French, membre%20juriste
masculine and feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d'un tribunal, par opposition à un «membre profane» 2, record 5, French, - membre%20juriste
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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