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Definition of Ultra vires

Ultra vires
Ultra vires Ul`tra vi"res, [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra beyond + vires, pl. of. vis strength.] Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.

Meaning of Ultra vires from wikipedia

- authority, is intra vires ('within the powers'). Acts that are intra vires may equivalently be termed "valid", and those that are ultra vires termed "invalid"...
- theory of judicial review has long been dominated by the doctrine of ultra vires, under which a decision of a public authority can only be set aside if...
- loan to build railways in Belgium, any such contracts were said to be ultra vires and consequently void. This is what happened in the early case of Ashbury...
- decision was outside the 'letter and spirit of the law': that an act was ultra vires or did not follow the 'proper purpose' for which the public body's powers...
- dealings being found to be ultra vires: the legal position was that any contract entered into beyond the power, or ultra vires, would be deemed void ab...
- powers simply by making ultra vires representations. Secondly, allowing public authorities to be bound by their ultra vires representations may potentially...
- A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between sovereign states and/or international organizations that is governed by international law...
- the agreement. Riche sued, and the company pleaded that the action was ultra vires. The judges of the exchequer chamber being equally divided, the decision...
- (10 March 2025). "Natasha's suspension disrespectful to constituents, ultra vires - Atedo Peterside". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 10 March 2025. Jeremiah...
- particular case, the Court found that a regulation made by Parliament was ultra vires. Though the regulation contained sufficient punitive sanctions, the subject...