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Water and watercourse
the Water Supplies (Exceptional Shortage Orders) Act, 1934, enabling the same Minister and Department respectively to provide against exceptional deficiencies of water due to drought; and other statutes. See RESERVOIR. Watercourse, an incorporeal hereditament, being a natural
Special circumstances
because problems of human beings are so varied and complex. In its ordinary dictionary meaning it connotes something exceptional in character, extraordinary, significant, uncommon. It is an antonym of common, ordinary and general. It is neither practicable
National insurance
and those who may take advantage of the provisions of the Act--Voluntary Contributors. A. Employed Contributors. With the exception of persons specially 'excepted' and 'exempted,' as mentioned below, all persons of whatever nationality between 16 and 70
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Wills
s. 2 of the Wills Act, 1837, which does not extend to Scotland, where, as generally in Europe, except in England and Ireland, a man cannot deprive his wife and children of a reasonable part (see REASONABLE
Registration of title of land
title to purchasers for value and mortgagees. It should be observed that mines and minerals which have been excepted from a grant of land are not guaranteed unless separately registered. All registered land, irrespectively of the nature
Deed
The parties are described by their several names, their rank, profession or calling, and their places of abode, except in the case of a peer. The assumption of any additional name should be stated so as to
Intoxicating liquor
AC 173), though prior to that decision the usual practice was to renew such licences in all cases except where actual misconduct on the part of the holder was shown. Since the passing of the Licensing Act,
Lease
possession within 21 years as required by the Act; see infra. Until 1926, under a lease for years, except a lease operating under the Statute of Uses, the lessee must have entered into the leased premises, for
Tail
effect if the limitations had been limitations before 1926 of personal property [L.P. Act, 1925, s. 130 (2), except personalty settled by reference to land s. 130 (3)] Sub-s. (4) of s. 130 provides for the devolution
res gestae
admissible as part of the res gestae "Lynch v. State, 552 N.E.2d 56 (1990)"] 2 a : an exception or set of exceptions to the hearsay rule that permits the admission of hearsay evidence regarding excited utterances
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