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Affiliation, includes in relation to a college, recognition of such college by association of such college with, and admission of such college to the privileges of, a scheduled university. [National Commission for Minority Education Institutions Act, 2004 (2 of 2005), s. 2(a)] Affiliation, together with its grammatical variations, includes in relation to a college, recognition of such college by, association of such college with, and admission of such college to the privileges of, a Scheduled University [The National Commission for Minorities Educational Institutions Act, 2004, s. 2(a)] --the fixing any one with the paternity of a bastard child and the obligation to maintain it. The process is regulated by the (English) Bastardy Acts, 1845, 1872, and 1873 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 10, 35 & 36 Vict. c. 65, and 36 Vict. c. 9), and the (English) Poor Law Amendment Act, 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 101), ss. 4-8, Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Bastardy.' The law has been further amended by the (English) Affiliation Orders Act, 1914, which provides for the payment of money through an officer of the Court unless ordered to be paid to applicant personally, and the Bastardy Act, 1923, which makes the maximum sum payable per child 20s. per week, and see 25 & 26 Geo. 5, c. 46. The evidence of the mother must be corroborated in some material particular by other testimony, by virtue of s. 6 of the Act of 1845, and s. 4 of the Act of 1872, Cole v. Manning, (1877) 2 QBD 611; Thomas v. Jones, (1921) 1 KB 22. As to issue of process for compelling attendance of witnesses, see (English) Bastardy (Witness Process) Act, 1929 (c. 38), and (English) Poor Law Act, 1884, s. 70, as regards bastardy proceedings. See Lushington on Affiliation.

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