devolution definition

devolution means a form of decentralisation where there is a transfer of rights, functions and powers or an office from the central government or State institution to a sub- national authority or the bringing of a service that is provided at central government level to, or opening of a branch of a public office or institution at, a sub- national level, and the word “devolved” shall be construed accordingly;
devolution means the transfer of responsibility of Indigenous Services from the Ministry of Children and Family Development to Agencies/Authorities that will be created under statute.
devolution means conferment by Government of its administrative and financial authority for the operation management and control of specified offices of Government to the local governments;

Examples of devolution in a sentence

  • The Manager is on secondment from Homes England • The Commission started out representing all of Devon, but Plymouth opted out, so it now represents the Devolution Deal Area • The aim was to visit as many of the local authorities as possible, covering different topics.


More Definitions of devolution

devolution means the transfer by the Minister, by means of decentralisation under section 2, of a function from a Line Ministry to a regional council or to a local authority council, as the case may be, in order to empower and enable the regional council or local authority council to which the function has been decentralised, to perform the function for its own profit and loss, and "devolve" has a corresponding meaning;
devolution means the transfer of rights, authority and responsibilities by the national wildlife agency to the local delimited geographic and functional institutions at the regional, district and constituency levels;
devolution means the passage or transfer from one person to another; the falling on or accrual to one person as the successor of another.
devolution means a form of decentralisation where there is a transfer of rights, functions and powers
devolution is the legal term used for the transmission of property consequential upon the death of a person, the bankruptcy of a person or the receivership, bankruptcy and/or liquidation of a company who are the holder of an application or mineral title or of an interest therein. The application or mineral title will devolve onto the trustee or representative. A person on whom a mineral rights interest has devolved by operation of law must apply in the approved form to the Minister for registration of the devolution. A copy of theGrant of Probate” issued by order of the Supreme Court, accompanied by a copy of the Will or Authority under Section 35 of the Public Trustee Act, or certified copy of appointment as Liquidator/Receiver in Bankruptcy is required. If no Will has been left by the deceased you can apply to the Supreme Court for “Letter of Administration”, which is a legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named, due to the absence of a will. The court may grant administration of the estate of the intestate person to:  The spouse or de facto partner of the deceased;  One or more of the next of kin;  The spouse or defector partner conjointly with one or more of the next of kin; or  Such person, whether a creditor or not of the deceased, as the court thinks fit. Information on Xxxxx & Probate can be found at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx.xx/xxxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxx.xxx For further information, please contact: Mineral Titles Division 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Phone: 00 0000 0000 Email: xxxxxx.xxxx@xx.xxx.xx Website: xxxx://xxx.xx.xxx.xx/xxxxxx-xxxxxx
devolution means that matters regulated at a UK level must operate against what can be varied backgrounds across the UK. The discussion in the consultation paper does not indicate how regulatory approaches are to take account of these backgrounds, seek the collaboration necessary when matters handled at UK and devolved levels interact and respond to any difficulties arising from the operation of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 or link with the work of the Office for the Internal Market. It should be noted that the Internal Market Act allows for considerably less divergence on environmental grounds than administrations have been accustomed to under EU law.