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Bill of sale
five years. The two Acts were consolidated with some important amendments by the (English) Bills of Sale Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 31). The principal amendments were these:-The period within which to register was altered
Factory
of works described in Part I of Schedule VI of the Act. The (English) Factory and Workshop Act, 1878, which contained 107 s.s and 6 Schedules, consolidated, with a few amendments, the 17 Acts from that of
Metric system
measures expressed therein are of the metric system. See s. 21 of the (English) Weights and Measures Act, 1878 which has taken the place of the repealed (English) Metric Weights and Measures Act, 1864 (27 & 28
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Seeds Adulteration Act, 1869
(32 & 33 Vict. c. 112), amended as to meaning of 'dyeing' by the Adulteration of Seeds Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 17) (passed in consequence of Francis v. Maas, (1878) 3 QBD 341, where
Seized
Seized, the expression 'seized' in the context in which it is used in the Sea Customs Act, 1878 means take possession of contrary to the wishes of the owner of the property, Gian Chand v. State
Treasure
means anything of any value hidden in the soil or in anything affixed thereto. (Indian Treasure Trover Act, 1878, s. 3) The term treasure means an article concealed in the soil, the woner of article not being
Weights and measures
prerogative of the Crown, and has from an early date been regulated by statute-the Weights and Measures Act, 1878. The 25th and 26th sections enact that: 25. Use or Possession for Use.-Every person who uses or has
Dentist
the Royal College of Surgeons of England power to institute examinations, etc., for dentists, and the Dentists Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 33), provides for the registration of dentists. The (English) Dentists Act, 1921 (11
Extraordinary traffic
to recover expenses caused by extraordinary traffic under s. 23 of the (English) Highways and Locomotives Amendment Act, 1878, now replaced by the (English) Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43), s. 54.
Detinue
Detinue, an action by a plaintiff who seeks to recover the goods in specie, or on failure thereof the value and also damages for the detention. The grounds of the action are: (1) a property in...
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