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Foreign Enlistment Act

Foreign Enlistment Act, 59 Geo. 3, c. 69 (as to which see Burton v. Pinkerton, (1867) LR 2 Ex 340), repealed

London Building Act, 1930

London Building Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. clviii.[, a local and personal Act, consolidates the enactments relating to

life act

life act Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act and amendments. This act of Congress allows foreign spouses of American citizens,

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simultaneous death act

simultaneous death act : an act providing for the disposition of property or insurance benefits when there is no sufficient evidence

Act of Union

Act of Union. The term usually applied to the Union with Scotland Act, 1706 (5 Anne, c. 8); when

Boiler Explosions Act

Boiler Explosions Act, 1882 (English) (45 & 46Vict. c. 22), whereby detailed notice of an explosion from any boiler, i.e. (s.

Cairn's Act (English)

Cairn's Act (English), for enabling the court of Chancery to award damages, and try questions of fact with a jury,

Chancery Amendment Act

Chancery Amendment Act, 1958 (English) (21 & 22 Vict. c. 27 ('Cairns's Act'), giving the Court either in addition to or

Church Discipline Act (English)

Church Discipline Act (English), 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 86) (repealing 1 Hen. 7, c. 4), under which 'it shall

Five-mile Act

Five-mile Act, 35 Eliz. c. 2,whereby popish recusants, convicted for not going to church, were compelled to repair to their

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