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Wages

workman to cover any special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his employment. [Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (8 of 1923), s. 2 (1) (m)] Means all emoluments which are earned by an employee while on

Holding

Holding. For the purposes of the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 9), holding is defined [s. 57(1)] as follows: 'Holding' does not include

Payment for admission

includes entertainment duty, Liberty Talkies v. State of Gujarat, (1971) 1 SCC 471 (475). [Bombay Entertainment Duty Act, 1923 (1 of 1923), s. 2(b)]

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Fishery

statutes relating to fisheries, see Chitty's Statutes, tits. 'Fish' and 'Fish (Sea),' and Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1923, which consolidates and amends the enactments relating to Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries in England and Wales. The powers

Cantonment Board

Cantonment Board, means a Cantonment Board consolidated under the Cantonments Act, 1924. Cantonment (House Accommodation) Act, 1923 [Act (6 of 1923), s. 2]

Accident

is calculated to weaken the strength thereof so as to render it liable to explode. [Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923), s. 2 (a)] An accident is an occurrence or an event which is unforeseen and

Feed-pipe

water passes directly to a boiler and which does not form an integral part thereof. [Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923), s. 2 (ccc)]

Adultery

be no collusion or connivance, and that the alleged charges have not been condoned. The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1923, gave a wife the right to divorce a husband for adultery only if committed after the marriage and

Benefice

churchwardens of the parish of the intended collation or admission. By the (English) Benefices Act, 1898 (Amendment) Measure, 1923 (14 & 15 Geo. 5, No. 1), s. 1, a right of patronage is to be incapable of

Boiler

to such vessel, which is wholly or partly under pressure when steam is shut off. [Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923), s. 2 (b)]

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