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Commonwealth, 1. The social status of a country, without regarding its form of government; also a republic, or that form of government in which the administration of public affairs is open to all, with few, if any, exceptions. 2. The period of the administration of the Parliamentary Army, and the Protector Cromwell. The journals of this Parliament are found alongwith the rest. See DE JURE and UPPER BENCH.Means the United Kingdom the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the countries mentioned in the British Nationality Act, 1981, Sch. 3 and all other territories forming part of Her Majesty's dominions or in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction, Air Navigation Order 1989, Art. 106(1) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 1190, p. 580...
Foreign company
Foreign company. Every Company incorporated outside the United Kingdom, which has a place of business in the United Kingdom, has to comply with certain regulations laid down by Part XI., ss. 343-352 of the Companies Act, 1929. The regulations relate, inter alia, to the registration with the registrar of companies of a copy or translation of the instrument and regulations constituting the company, a list of directors with the statutory particulars and the names and addresses of one or more residents in Great Britain for service of notices and process on the company, and other important provisions. Companies incorporated in a British possession are empowered to hold land in the United Kingdom without prejudice to their powers by virtue of registration in Northern Ireland (s. 345). Special regulations are made for companies incorporated in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (s. 343).The general provisions of the Companies Act, 1929, relating to charges on property in England and on p...
Corn
Corn, means wheat, barley, rye, maize and oats which is produce of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, Corn Returns Act, 1882, s. 18 (amended by the Agriculture Act, 1970, s. 108(3) (d) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 1(2), para 956, p. 585....
Common travel area
Common travel area, the United Kingdom, the channel Islands, the Isle of man and the Irish Republic Collectively form the 'Common travel area', Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(2), para 75, p. 95....
Broadcasting
Broadcasting. Aural or visual communication by wireless telegraphy (q.v.).In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, the service of broadcasting to the public by means of wireless telephony and television is carried on by the British Broadcasting Corporation incorporated by Royal Charter in December, 1926, which was supplemented in August, 1931, acting under licence of the Postmaster General. See Parliamentary Papers, Cmd. 5329 (1936); and WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY....
British possession
British possession, shall mean any part of Her Majesty's dominions exclusive of the United Kingdom, and where parts of those dominions are under both a Central and a Local Legislature, all part under the Central Legislature shall for the purposes of this definition, be deemed to be one British possession. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3 (6)]Means the contrary intention appears, any part of Her Majesty's dominions except the United Kingdom, where parts of such dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, all parts under the Central legislature are to be deemed to be one British possession, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 6, 4th Edn., Para 804, p. 351.British possession does not include any place within the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, but includes all other places being parts of Her Majesty's dominions, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 6, 4th Edn., Para 1005, p. 490....
Alderney
Alderney, see CHANNEL ISLANDS....
Workmen's Compensation Act
Workmen's Compensation Act. (English) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897, introduced the principle of compulsory insurance of workmen by employers in a restricted number of trades. The gist of a right to compensation under the Acts is 'accident arising out of and in the course of the employment' causing personal injury to a workman (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 [15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), s. 1 (1)] The compensation is not damages for negligence or any other tort at common law or by statute (see COMPBELL (LORD) ACTS (Fatal Accidents Acts, 1846-1908) and Employers Liability Act, 1880, sub tit. MASTER AND SERVANT), and an employer is not liable both for damages and compensation; but the workman or his representatives may elect between the remedies, and in an unsuccessful action for damages the Court may assess or refer the question of compensation to the proper tribunal, subject to an equitable order for costs (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, s. 25). Compensation is not payable for a...
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