Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:16A-21

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any license, certificate of registration, or other authorization, heretofore issued to any person under any prior law, to practice any profession or to engage in any occupation governed or regulated by the provisions of this act or by any officer, the functions, powers and duties of whom have been herein transferred or assigned to an officer within the Department of State established hereunder; but all persons holding such licenses, certificates of registration, or other authorization shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this act and to the respective provisions of law governing or regulating such profession or occupation.

L.1948, c. 445, p. 1761, s. 21.