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CROWN AGENCY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Crown agency
1, record 1, English, Crown%20agency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- agency of the Crown 2, record 1, English, agency%20of%20the%20Crown
correct
- Crown body 3, record 1, English, Crown%20body
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any board, commission, association, or other body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, all the members of which, or of the board of management or ... of directors of which, in the discharge of their duties are public officers or servants of the Crown, or for the proper discharge of their duties are directly or indirectly responsible to the Crown, or any corporation the election of the board of directors of which is controlled by the Crown, directly or indirectly, through ownership of the shares of the capital stock thereof by the Crown or by a board, commission, association, or other body which is a Crown agency within the meaning of this definition. 4, record 1, English, - Crown%20agency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bill amends the Audit Act to enable the Provincial Auditor to have access to the financial records of Crown agencies, grant recipients and Crown controlled corporations. … Every ministry of the public service, every agency of the Crown, every Crown controlled corporation and every grant recipient shall furnish the Auditor with the information regarding its powers, duties, activities, organization, financial transactions and methods of business that the Auditor requires. 5, record 1, English, - Crown%20agency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- organisme de la Couronne
1, record 1, French, organisme%20de%20la%20Couronne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- organisme mandataire de l'État 2, record 1, French, organisme%20mandataire%20de%20l%27%C3%89tat
masculine noun
- organisme d'État 3, record 1, French, organisme%20d%27%C3%89tat
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
organisme de la Couronne : Toute commission ou association, ou tout conseil ou autre organisme, qu'il soit constitué en corporation ou non, dont les membres ou les membres du conseil d'administration sont, selon le cas : a) nommés par une loi de la Législature ou par décret du lieutenant-gouverneur en conseil; b) officiers publics ou employés de la Couronne, ou relèvent directement ou indirectement de la Couronne dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions, ou toute corporation dont la Couronne contrôle l'élection des administrateurs, directement ou indirectement, en sa qualité d'actionnaire ou en raison du fait qu'une commission, une association, un conseil ou un autre organisme constituant un organisme de la Couronne au sens de la présente définition en est actionnaire. 4, record 1, French, - organisme%20de%20la%20Couronne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le projet de loi modifie la Loi sur la vérification des comptes publics afin de permettre au Vérificateur provincial d’accéder aux dossiers financiers des organismes de la Couronne, des bénéficiaires de subventions et des sociétés contrôlées par la Couronne. […] Les ministères de la fonction publique, les organismes de la Couronne, les sociétés contrôlées par la Couronne et les bénéficiaires de subventions fournissent au Vérificateur les renseignements qu’il exige concernant leurs pouvoirs, leurs fonctions, leurs activités, leur structure, leurs opérations financières et leur mode de fonctionnement. 5, record 1, French, - organisme%20de%20la%20Couronne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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