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Imperial preference

Imperial preference. Preferential customs, rates and other trade advantages agreed to be conceded by the British Government of the United Kingdom on

Churchwardens

by the minister and the meeting together, sometimes one by the minister and another by the meeting, as custom directs. Where there is no custom the election must be according to Canon 89 and s. 13 above,

Consuetudo loci observanda est

Consuetudo loci observanda est. Litt. The custom of a place is to be observed, See CUSTOM; CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY.

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Clearance

Clearance, a certificate that a ship has been examined and cleared at the Custom House. See s. 101 and other ss. of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c.

Crossed cheques

payment of a crossed cheque within the meaning of s. 82 of the Act of 1882 for a customer, notwithstanding that he credits his customer's account with the amount of the cheque before receiving payment thereof, though

Customary freeholds

Customary freeholds have been converted into 'socage tenure' by the (English) Law of Property Act, 1922, s. 189, see

Entry

the imported goods meant an entry made in the Bill of Entry, Northern Plastics Ltd. v. Collector of Customs and Central Excise, AIR 1998 SC 2371 (2376): (1998) 6 SCC 443. [Customs Act, (52 of 1962), s.

Goods exported in bond

part of the proviso includes also goods exported under excise bond and not only the goods exported under customs bond in the absence of any restrictive words the expression must be given its full meaning [Customs Act,

Heirloom

(See Oxford English Dictionary). Heirlooms were articles which either from their connection with real estate or by special custom, formerly passed, on the death of the ancestor, to the heir. They were connected in this manner with

Nadarad

Nadarad, as used in the memorandum of customs on a village does not of itself signify that the customs has fallen into disuse or ceased to

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