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Central Act
before such commencement by the Governor General in Council or the Governor General, acting in a legislative capacity. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3 (7)]
Attornment
the mortgage, thus giving the mortgagee the right to distrain (see DISTRESS) for the interest, but such attornment clauses, inasmuch as they require registration as bills of sale under the Bills of Sale Act, 1882, s. 6, … as they require registration as bills of sale under the Bills of Sale Act, 1882, s. 6, are generally considered unsatisfactory. In its strict sense, is an agreement of the tenant to a grant of the reversion
Locomotives. I
Law of Highways. II. Railway Engines.--Locomotive engines on railways are regulated by ss. 114-116 of the (English) Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 20), s. 114, as amended by s. 19 of the … cases of accident, which refer to motor vehicles apply, so far as are applicable to light locomotives; see, generally, the Road Traffic Acts, 1930, 1931, 1934, etc. See Stone's Justices' Manual, and consult, generally, Mahaffy and Dodson's
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British India
commencement of Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935, shall not include a reference to Berar. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3 (5)]
Commercial establishment
factories are included is to the Factories Act of 1934, but by virtue of s. 8 of the General Clauses (1987 10 of 1897), it must be construed as a reference to the provisions of the Factories Act
Month
Radcliff v. Bartholomew, (1892) 1 QB 161. Month shall mean a month reckoned according to the British calendar. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(35)] Month, in its ordinary accepted sense, the expression 'month' means a 'calendar
Special Act of Parliament
be constructed, or otherwise dealing with a particular area or person only, and therefore not overruled by the general terms of a general Act. See Taylor v. Oldham Corporation, (1876) 4 Ch D 410. But the term … the term has received various statutory definitions; see (English) Public Health Act, 1875, s. 316, and (English) Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 Vict. c. 20), s. 2. See also May's Parl. Pr., etc.; PRIVATE BILLS.
Oath
affirmation and declaration in the case of persons by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of swearing. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(37)] An oath is a 'form of attestation by which a person signifies
Barrister, or Barrastor
shall mean a barrister of England or Ireland, or a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), S. 3 (4)] Fees.--A barrister can maintain no action for his fees, which are
Imprisonment
Imprisonment, 'imprisonment' shall mean imprisonment of either description as defined in the Indian Penal Code. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(27)] The restraint of a person's liberty under the custody of another. It
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