Central Authority Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 8 CFR 204.301 [Title 8 -- Aliens and Nationality Chapter I -- Department of Homeland Security (Immigration and Naturalization); Subchapter B -- Immigration Regulations], central authority means “the entity designated as such under Article 6(1) of the Convention by any Convention country or, in the case of the United States, the United States Department of State. Central authority also means, solely for purposes of this Part, an individual who or entity that is performing a Central Authority function, having been authorized to do so by the designated Central Authority, in accordance with the Convention and the law of the Central Authority's country.”
Legal Definition list
- Central Asset Account
- Centers of Innovation [USIP]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]
- Centerline of a Roadway
- Center-of-Gravity Doctrine
- Central Authority
- Central Bank
- Central Bureau of Statistics
- Central Command [CENTCOM]
- Central Contractor Registration
- Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database
