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Occupancy
the air, any fish or inhabitant of the waters, and any beast or reptile of the field. The exceptions to this right are royal fish, such as whales, sturgeons, etc., animals of forest, chase, or free warren, … within a very narrow compass, e.g., where a person was tenant pur autre vie, or had an estate granted to himself only (without mentioning his heirs) for the life of another man, and died without alienation, during
Negligence
preparation of his wares for sale and use by the public, for whom they are intended: see e.g., Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills Ltd., 79 SJ 815. Action by Representatives of Deceased Persons.--An action for pecuniary loss … application of the principle actio personalis moritur cum persona, to which the above-mentioned Acts have only been isolated exceptions. See ACTIO PERSONALIS and LAW REFORM. See CAMPBELL'S (LORD) ACTS. These Acts apply as well for the benefit
Conditional limitation
estate passes to a stranger, Hary. Note 1 to Co. Litt. 203 b. These imitations can, with some exceptions, only take effect now as equitable interests, see L.P. Act, 1925, s. 1. … a stranger, for as a remainder it was void, being an abridgment or defeasance of the estate first granted, and as a condition it was void, as no one but the donor or his heirs could take
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Education
the establishment by the local education authorities of continuation schools at which young persons must attend (with certain exceptions). See now the (English) Education Act, 1921, ss. 75 et seq. The (English) Education Act, 1921 (11 & … classes of persons, or by executive, as opposed to legislative methods, as, for example, by a system of grants in aid. This Act was followed by a series of Acts, known collectively as the Education Acts, 1870
Ancient demesne
entitled to certain immunities. They were forbidden to bring or to defend any real action, touching their tenements, except in the lord's Court. in ancient demesne there are no subdivided and conflicting interests in the soil. The … (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 16), see COPYHOLDS, but formerly existing in certain manors, which, though now granted to private persons, were in the actual possession of the Crown in the times of Edward the Confessor
Veterinary Surgeon
Acts shall be liable to penalties under the Act of 1881 in the same way as individuals. With exception of the above two classes of persons, all veterinary surgeon must be persons qualified in accordance with examination … illnesses, etc., of animals. A Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons was incorporated in 1844, and supplemental charters were granted thereto in 1876 and 1879. The Charter of 1876 directed a register of veterinary surgeons to be kept.
Sewer
as all powers previously vested in them. The Act does not apply to the Administrative County of London except the Lee catchment area (s. 78), and by s 79 the Drainage Board of the Thames catchment area … Commissioners of Sewers is a temporary tribunal, erected by commission under the Great Seal, which used to be granted pro re nata at the pleasure of the Crown, and later at the discretion of the Lord Chancellor,
Fairs
is a greater species of market, recurring at more distant intervals. No fair can be held without a grant from the Crown, or a prescription which supposes such grant. Before a patent is granted it is usual … and many fairs have been abolished under the powers of the Act. The holding of fairs on Sunday, except the four Sundays of harvest, is prohibited by an Act of 1448 (27 Hen. 6, c. 5). Consult
High Steward, Court of the Lord
trial and regulate all the proceed-ings. The method and regulation of proceeding differs little from trial by jury, except that no special verdict can be given, because the judges are sufficiently competent to deal with the law. … formerly hereditary, or held for life, or dum bene se gesserit; but it has been for many centuries granted pro hac vice only, and always to a lord of Parliament. When, therefore, such an indictment is found
Office of profit
of those specified, disqualifies him from continuing a member with-out re-election. This very strict rule has many statutory exceptions which allow the holders of offices created since 1705 to seek re-election. S. 52 of the Representation of … 14] A person, who is employed in an educational institution managed by a private society and receiving a grant-in-aid from the government is not a holder of an office of profit and therefore is not disqualified to
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