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Time
was not of the essence of the contract unless made so either expressly or by implication; see per Chitty, J., in Dibbins v. Dibbins, (1896) 2 Ch 350. As to making time of the essence of the
Tithe Rent-Charge
by the (English) Tithe Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 71), amended by subsequent Acts. See Chitty's Stat., tit. 'Tithe Rent-Charge.' The amount to be paid was annually adjusted, according to the price of corn.
Titles of Honour
the baronetcy could be sold with the leave of the Court, Re Rivett-Carnac, (1885) 30 Ch D 136, Chitty, J.
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Traction engine
the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1931, S. R. & O., No. 4 (see LOCOMOTIVE; MOTOR CAR); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Highways.' They are frequently employed to draw other vehicles, and if their user occasions extraordinary traffic,
Steam launch
138, 147, 148; see now the consolidating Thames Conservancy Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. xxxvii.); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Thames.'
Tramways
provided for by the Tramways Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 78), and numerous special Acts. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Tramways'; and Sutton's Tramways Acts. As to purchase of tramways by local authority within six months
Undue influence
induce any person to vote, or refrain from voting, or on account of his having done so. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Parliament.' The definition of 'undue influence' is widely worded and covers all kinds of fraudulent acts
Uniformity, Act of
been provided by the Revised Table of Lessons Measure, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, No. 3). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Church and Clergy,' for the later Acts; and for the earlier Acts, see the Statutes Revised,
Union of parishes for the purpose of administering the laws for the relief of the poor
22 Geo. 3, c. 83 ('Gilbert's Act'), and after-wards under the (English) Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Poor.' (English) Poor Law Unions were abolished by the Poor Law Acts, 1930 and 1934 (20
University
the examination was passed admit women to degrees [see the Repr. Of People (Equal Franchise) Act, 1928]. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Parliament.' As to Cambridge, see also SPINNING-HOUSE. Means the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University established under this
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