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Tax

the authority of a mere resolution of the House of Commons, see the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 3). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Revenue.' See also DEATH DUTIES; ESTATE DUTY; INCOME-TAX; LAND-TAX.

Suit and appeal

constituted but does not create the cause, Deyawati v. Inderjit, AIR 1966 SC 1423 (1427). [Usurious Loans Act, 1913, s. 3 as amended by s. 5 of Punjab Relief of Indebtedness Act (7 of 1934)]

Stannary

Stannary [stannaria, fr. stannum, Lat.; stean, Cornish, tin], a tin mine. From very ancient times there were Stannary Courts in Cornwall for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, such courts being mentioned in charters...

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Son or daughter of such female

legitimate daughter of the female, Gulraj Singh v. Mota Singh, AIR 1965 SC 608 (610). [Punjab pre-emption Act, 1913 (as amended by Act (10 of 1960), s. 15(2)(b)]

Public health

Public health. The first (English) Public Health Act was passed in 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63); this was an adoptive Act not applying to London, and forms the foundation of modern sanitary legislation. It...

Shop

Act was mended, in its application to premises for the sale of refreshments, by the (English) Shops Act, 1913. The (English) Shops (Early Closing) Act, 1920, provided for a temporary continuance of orders made under the expired

Sheriff, Shire-reeve, or Shiriff

goods under an execution without notice of claims by third parties, see Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1913, s. 15. Consult Mather's Sheriff Law.

Settled land

Settled land. For the purposes of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, 'settled land' meant land, and any estate and interest therein, which was the subject of a settlement; and 'settlement' meant any instrument, or any...

Secret

Secret. A solicitor, and it is presumed also a barrister, is bound by law not to disclose his client's secrets, and the same rule does not appear to apply as between medical men and their patients,...

Seal

or blind persons), as well as sealed. As to the forgery of seals and dies, see Forgery Act, 1913, s. 5; and for the definition of 'seal,' see s. 18. An impression or sign that has legal

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