devolution definition

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 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 conferment by Government of its administrative and financial authority for the operation management and control of specified offices of Government to the local governments;

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 or 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 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.
devolution means a form of decentralisation where there is a transfer of rights, functions and powers
devolution means the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of the United Kingdom to any or all of the home countries of the United Kingdom to govern at a regional or local level.
devolution means the transfer of responsibility of Aboriginal Services from the Ministry of Children and Family Development to that will be created under statute.