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Army (UK)

prevention and punishment of endeavours to seduce members of His Majesty's Forces from their duty and allegiance. See Chitty's Statutes, also TERRITORIAL ARMY. The administration of the estates of officers or soldiers dying on service is regulated

Barrister, or Barrastor

of a barrister, see INNS OF COURT; and consult Marchant on Barristers; Warren's Law Studies; Forsyth's Hortenisus; and Chitty on Contracts; also Mew's Digest, tit. 'Barrister.' It shall mean a barrister of England or Ireland, or a

Highways

1933; Road Traffic Acts, 1930-1934; and Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933; and other Acts set out in Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Highways'; and the 11th s. of the Local Government Act, 1888, threw the entire maintenance of

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Patent medicine

the prevention cure or relief of any venereal disease. Treatment must be by qualified medical practitioners; and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Medicines'; see DRUGS, DANGEROUS, and POISION.

Open space

authorities of their districts for those purposes. The (English) Open Spaces Act, 1906, consolidates these four Acts (see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Public Improvements'), and by s. 20 enacts that:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

Oysters

and 4th August for 'deep sea oysters,' and between 14th May and 4th August for other oysters. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Fish (Sea),' Oysters are included in the term sea-fish; see (English) Sea-Fishing Industry Act, 1933 (23

Packing

Vict. c. 114), which inflicts a penalty of 10l. It only applies to the County of London. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Hay.'

Parish Apprentices

and the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60), s. 393 (merchant service); and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Poor (Apprentices).'

Parliament, the Imperial

See titles HOUSE OF COMMONS; HOUSE OF LORDS; ACT OF PARLIAMENT; May's Parlia-mentary Practice; Rogers on Elections; and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Parliament.'

Parol agreements

draws only one great distinction, viz., between instruments under seal and instruments not under seal. See Leake or Chitty on Contracts.

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