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Habitual Criminals Act

Habitual Criminals Act (English) (32 & 33 Vict. c. 99. By this Act power was given to apprehend on suspicion convicted

Infant Settlements Act, 1855

Infant Settlements Act, 1855 (English) (18 & 19 Vict. c. 43), preserved by the Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 27(3), but

Intestates Estates Act, 1884 (English)

Intestates Estates Act, 1884 (English) (47 & 48 Vict. c. 71), ss. 2 and 3, whereby administration for the Crown of

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Intestates Estates Act, 1890 (English)

Intestates Estates Act, 1890 (English) (53 & 54 Vict. c. 29), repealed and not re-enacted by the A.E. Act, 1925, in

Official act

Official act, the expression 'Official act' means an act by a person while acting or purporting to act in discharge

Peto's Act

Peto's Act, the (English) Trustee Appointment Act, 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 28), whereby property conveyed for religious or

Septennial Act, 1715

Septennial Act, 1715 (English) (1 Geo. 1, st. 2, c. 38). By this Act (enlarging the time from three years)

Special Act of Parliament

Special Act of Parliament. Commonly called Local, Personal or Private Acts. See LOCAL AND PERSONAL ACTS. That which applies only

Statutory Declarations Act, 1835

Statutory Declarations Act, 1835 (English) (5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 62), which substitutes declarations for oaths in a large number

Suspensory Act, 1914

Suspensory Act, 1914 (English) (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 88), an Act which suspended the operation of the Government

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