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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 284

In subsection (b) of this section, the phrase "may
pass an order ... and may enforce the order" is
substituted for the directive, in former Art. 40, .§
30, that the court "shall compel obedience", which was
misleading in light of the prerogatives of courts.
This substitution also clarifies that the contempt
proceedings result from a failure to comply with the
court order.

As to subsection (a)(4) of this section and oaths, see
Art. 1, § 9 of the Code, which authorizes an
affirmation to be made in place of an "oath".

Defined terms: "Committee" § 2-501
"Person" § 1-101

GENERAL REVISOR'S NOTE:

Former Art. 41, § 14-1, which provided that, by January 1,
1980, each unit of the Executive Branch was to adopt and to
submit to the Committee written procedures for employees of the
unit concerning communications with the public, is deleted as
obsolete since the units that were subject to the section have
complied.

SUBTITLE 6. JOINT BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.

2-601. "COMMITTEE" DEFINED.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, "COMMITTEE" MEANS THE JOINT BUDGET AND
AUDIT COMMITTEE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language added to avoid
repetition of the full name "Joint Budget and Audit
Committee".

2-602. ESTABLISHED.

THERE IS A JOINT BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A
JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 40, § 54.

The reference to a "joint" committee "of the Senate
and the House" is substituted for the former reference
to a committee "of the General Assembly", to conform
to the description of the Joint Committee on
Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review in §
2-502 of this title and, thus, to standardize the
descriptions of these joint committees.

The former phrase "with the members ... provided in
this subtitle" is deleted as surplusage.