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Thames
Canve Island in the county of Essex and so much of the river Kennet as is between the Common landing-place at Reading in the county of Berks and the river Thames and so much of the river … and no bridge over the river Thames or the river Kennet belonging to or vested in any county council or municipal authority or to or in any railway company shall be deemed to form part of the
Conciliation
for a similar purpose. The Conciliation Act repealed the (English) Masters and Workmen (Arbitration) Act, 1824, the (English) Councils of Conciliation Act, 1867, and the (English) Arbitration (Masters and Workmen) Act, 1872, the Act of 1824 not
Public right
as distinguished from private or personal rights attached to the personalty of an individual. Public rights exist at Common Law, such as the right of the public to pass along a highway, or they may be conferred … essential party to the action though he is often joined as a party. See Boyer v. Paddington Borough Council, (1903) 1 Ch 109; and David v. Britannic Merthyr Coal Co., (1909) 2 KB 146. See NEGLIGENCE; NUISANCE.
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Highways
liability to keep highways in repair (in whatever manner they may happen to have first originated) is of common right incumbent generally upon the parishes in which they respectively lie; but in some cases it attaches (by … 11th s. of the Local Government Act, 1888, threw the entire maintenance of 'main roads' upon the County Councils. As to improvements and Developments, see Development and Road Improvement Fund Act, 1909, and Roads Act, 1920, and
Ireland
separate Governments in Northern and Southern Ireland, each with an Executive and Legislature of two chambers, and a Council of Ireland to co-ordinate the work of the two Legislatures. Northern Ireland accepted and brought this Government into … Irish representation in both Houses of Parliament at Westminster. Redistribution of the Irish seats in the House of Commons was carried out in 1832, 1867, and 1885. The constant demand for a separate Parliament for Ireland led
Magna Carta
complying with their demands. Accordingly, the famous meadow called Runingmede, or Runemede (from the Saxon word rune, signifying council), situated on the southwest bank of the Thames, between Staines and Windsor, in Surrey, was selected for the … 1215 and Henry III and Edward I later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents and as the foundation of constitution liberties. The other three great charters of English Liberty are the
Annual Financial Statement
such day as the President may direct, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of (Rajya Sabha) Businesses in the Council of States, 5th Edn., 2000, Rule 204. … p. 788. In U.K., this statement is made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons when he has completed his estimate of the probable income and expenditure for the financial year, Parliamentary Practice,
Fire
recited. By s. 90 of the (English) Public Health Amendment Act, 1907, local authorities can agree for the common use of fire engines and appliances; ss. 87-89 of the same Act give the police certain powers of … of any town or parish outside the metropolitan area [see as to London s. 16 of London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. ccxxi.)], or to any officer thereof, whether by means
Collision of ships
case the injured party would be entitled to an entire compensation from the other.' In a Court of Common Law the same rule prevailed in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th cases; but in the 2nd, viz., where … See LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The 418th s. of the (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, authorizes the King in Council, on the joint recommendation of the Admiralty and the Board of Trade, to make regulations for the prevention
Advocate
a person whose name is entered on the roll of advocates prepared and maintained by a State Bar Council under the Advocates Act, 1961. [Supreme Court Rules, 1966, s. 2(1)(a)] Means an advocate entered in any roll … advocates, had the exclusive right of acting as counsel. They were members of a college situate at Doctor's Commons, incorporated by charter, June 22, 8 Geo. 3, under the title of 'The College of Doctors of Law
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