Legal Definition and Related Resources of Devolution

transmission of an interest in property from one person to another by operation of law, particularly on the death of the former person.

In ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power; for example, when a person has the right of presentation, and he does not present within the time prescribed, the right devolves on his next immediate superior. Ayliffe, Par. 331. In the law of decedents’ estates, it comprehends the, processes whereby title is transmitted on the death of the owner of property.

noun

• assignment
• bequeathal
• bequest
• change of hands
• changeover
• conveyance
• delegation
• delegation of duties
• deliverance
• delivery
• demise
• devise
• interchange
• nonretention
• reversion
• substitution
• succession
• succession of property rights
• transfer
• transfer of property
• transference
• transmission
• Associated Concepts: devolution of liability
• devolution of property

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English Legal System: Devolution

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Devolution :

1. The delegation by the central government to a regional authority of legislative or executive functions (or both) relating to domestic issues within the regio The word is most commonly used in the context of such functions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. For example, the Scotland Act 1998 devolved power to the *Scottish Parliament, enabling it to make certain Acts in some areas of policy and to alter income tax. However, the UK parliament reserved power to make laws for Scotland. The Government of Wales Act 1998 gave limited administrative powers to the *Welsh Assembly with the UK parliament continuing to legislate for Wales. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 established an elected *Northern Ireland Assembly but made devolution of power to the Assembly conditional on the decommissioning of arms by paramilitary groups. The Northern Ireland Act 2000 enables power to revert to the UK parliament upon failure to decommission arms, suspending the Northern Ireland Assembly until the Secretary of State makes a restoration order.

2. The passing of property from one owner to another, which may occur on death or sale, as a gift, by operation of law, or in any other way.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Devolution

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1540s; see de- + evolution. Used in various legal and figurative senses; in biology, as the opposite of evolution, it is attested from 1882.

Meaning of Devolution in the Past

The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power: for example, when a person has the right of preseptation and he does not present within the time prescribed, the right devolves on his next immediate superior. Ayl. Par. 331. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about devolution is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including devolution.

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Translation of Devolution

• Spanish: Desconcentración
• French: Déconcentration
• German: Dekonzentration
• Italian: Decentralizzazione
• Portuguese: Desconcentração
• Polish: Dekoncentracja

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See also

• Administrative science

• Autonomy
• Autonomous community
• Autonomous movement
• Regional parliament
• Regionalism
• Devolution
• Decentralisation
• Regionalism
• Civil service
• Labour law
• Right to strike
• International civil service
• European Institute of Public Administration
• Trade union rights
• Administrative autonomy
• Administrative unit
• Regionalisation
• Regional parliament
• Regionalism
• Administrative reform
• Institutional reform
• Administrative cooperation
• Administrative control