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Yelverton's Act (English)

Yelverton's Act (English). An Act of the Irish Parliament (21 & 22 Geo. 3, c. 48), extending the principle of

Assizes Relief Act, 1890, (52 & 53 Vict. c. 12), to relieve the Court of Assize from the trial of persons

By that act, the expression 'by that act' does not mean that the immediate effect of the act committed must be

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Cholera Act (2 Wm. 4, c. 10), continued by 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 75. It has expired, and

Corn Sales Act, 1921 (English), provides, with cer-tain exceptions, that all sales of corn (i.e., wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, and

Agricultural Returns Act, 1925 (English) (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 39). Under this Act the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Debtors Act, 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62).-This Act abolishes imprisonment for debt except incase of default of payment

Parochial Assessment Act, 1836 (English) (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 96), whereby poor-rates were made on the net annual value

Ten Hours Act. The popular name for 10 & 11 Vict. c. 29, which first limited the time of work for

Improvement Act (District). defined by the (English) Public Health Act, 1875, s. 4, as 'any area subject to the jurisdiction

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