Section 40E. Any city or town adopting airport approach regulations under section forty A may delegate the duty of administering and enforcing such regulations to any administrative agency under its jurisdiction, or may establish an administrative agency for the purpose. The duties of such administrative agency shall include that of hearing and deciding all applications for permits and variances under section forty D.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 90 sec. 40E

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.