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Imports, goods or produce brought into a country from abroad. See Import Duties Act, 1932....
Namely
Namely, has been stated 'that is to say, explicitly, specifically to wit, on item of legislation, namely-certain bail, Webster's Encyclopadic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language.Namely, has been stated as 'A difference, in grammatical sense, in strictness exists between the words namely and including. Namely imports interpretation i.e. indicates what is included in the previous term; but including imports addition i.e. indicates something not included, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edn.Namely, means 'by name' or, that is to say, Re Brockett, (1908) 1 Ch 185.Namely, the word 'namely' imports enumeration of what is comprised in the preceding clause. In other words it ordinarily serves the purpose of equating what follows with the clause described before, State of Bombay v. Bombay Education Society, AIR 1954 SC 561 (565): (1955) SCR 568....
Things done
Things done, is comprehensive enough to take in not only the things done, but also the effect onthe legal consequences flowing therefrom, Hasan Balak v. S.M. Limai, Assistant Charity Commissioner, Nagpur, AIR 1967 SC 1742: 1967 MP LJ 118: 1967 Jab LJ 526: AIR 1967 SC 1742: 1966 (68) Bom LR 133.The words 'things done' in paragraph 6 of the Order are comprehensive enough to take in a trans-action effected before the merger, though some of its legal effects and consequences projected into the post-merger period, Universal Imports Agency v. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, AIR 1961 SC 41 (47): (1961) 1 SCR 305. [French Establishments (Application of Laws) Order (1954) Para 6](ii) The words 'things done' in paragraph 6 of S.R.O. 3315 were comprehensive so as to include a contract effected before November 1, 1954, through its legal effect and consequence projected into the post-transfer period and the goods were imported only after November 1, 1954, French India Importing Corporation...
Bill of health
Bill of health, 'a certificate or instrument, signed by consuls or other proper authorities, delivered to the masters of ships at the time of their clearing out from ports or places suspected of being particularly subject to infectious disorders, certifying the state of health at the time that such ship sailed. A clean bill imports that at the time the ship sailed no infectious disorder was known to exist. A suspected bill, commonly called a touched patent or bill, imports that there were rumours of an infectious disorder, but it had not actually appeared. A foul bill, or the absence of a clean bill, imports that the place was infected when the vessel sailed.'-McCull. Com. Dict. see QUARANTINE....
Customs
Customs, duties charged upon commodities on their importation into, or exportation out of, a country. They seem to have existed in England before the Conquest, but the king's claim to them was first established by grant of Parliament in the reign of Edward I. These duties were at first, principally laid on wool, woolfels (sheep-skins) and leather when exported. There were also extraordinary duties paid by aliens both on export and import, which were denominated parva custuma, to distinguish them from the former, or magna custuma. The duties of tonnage and pound-age, of which mention is so frequently made in English history, were customs duties; the first being made onwine by the tun, and the latter being ad valorem duty of so much a pound on other merchandise. When these duties were granted to the Crown they were denominated subsidies, and as the duty of poundage had continued for a lengthened period at the rateof 1s. a pound, or five percent., a subsidy came, in the language of the cu...
Malik or milkiyat
Malik or milkiyat, See, Ram Kishorelal v. Kamalanarayan, AIR 1963 SC 890.Malik, a devise or donee described as a 'malik' has a full right of alienation unless there is something in the context or in the surrounding circumstances to indicate that such full proprietary rights were not intended to be conferred, Sartaj Koer v. Mahadeo Bux, 29 OC 153: 1926 Oudh 332.Malik, a proprietor, Indian.The testator used the word 'malik' to describe the absolute interest in the property. The word 'malik' which had a well-known connotation, when used in a Will described the position of the divisee as an owner possessed of full proprietary rights, including a full right of alienation, unless there is something in the context or in the surrounding circumstances to indicate that such full proprietary rights were not intended to be conferred, Pearey Lal v. Rameshwar Das, AIR 1963 SC 1703 (1706): (1963) Supp 2 SCR 834.The term 'malik' when used in a will or other document as descriptive of the position whic...
Receipt
Receipt, an acknowledgment in writing of having received a sum of money, which is prima facie but not conclusive evidence of payment, Skaife v. Jackson, (1824) 3 B&C 421.The act of receiving something; a written acknow-ledgment that something has been received, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.A stamp duty first imposed in 1783 was progressively ad valorem, until 1853, when the uniform 1d. rate was imposed; this was increased to 2d. by the Finance Act, 1920.For the purposes of the Stamp Act, 1891, the expression 'receipt' is defined (s. 101) as including--(1) Any note, memorandum, or writing whereby any money amounting to two pounds or upwards, or any bill of exchange or promissory note for money amounting to two pounds or upwards, is acknow-ledged or expressed to have been received or deposited or paid, or whereby any debt or demand, or any part of a debt or demand, of the amount of two pounds or upwards, is acknowledged to have been settled, satisfied, or discharged, or which signifie...
Tariff
Tariff [Span.], a cartel of commerce, a book of rates, a table or catalogue, drawn up usually in alphabetical order, containing the names of several kinds of merchandise, with the duties or customs to be paid for the same, as settled by authority or agreed on between the several States that hold commerce together.The Customs Tariff Act, 1876, consolidated the then Customs Duties, and some of the duties imposed by that Act are still in force.In 1932 there was a change in the fiscal policy of this country. By the Import Duties Act, 1932 (22 Geo. 5, c. 8), a general ad valorem customs duty of 10 per cent. was imposed on all imports with additional duties on special classes or descriptions of goods. But imports from Dominions were subject to special agreements and the Ottawa Agreements. The 1932 Act set up an Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the Treasury as to additional customs duties. Since this Act several further duties have been imposed. See CUSTOMS.The word 'tariff' has ...
Nov' narrationes
Nov' narrationes (new counts). The collection called Nov' Narrationes contains pleadings in actions during the reign of Edward III. It consists principally of declarations, as the title imports; but there are sometimes pleas and subsequent pleadings. The Articuli ad Novas Narrationes is usually subjoined to this little book, and is a small treatise on the method of pleading. If first treats of actions and courts, then goes through each particular writ, and the declaration upon it, accompanied with directions, and illustrated by precedents, 3 Reeves, c. xvi., 152....
Instrument
Instrument [instrumentum, Lat., fr. instruo, to prepare or provide], a formal legal writing-e.g., a record, charter, deed or transfer, or agreement. By s. 205(1)(viii.) of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, 'Instrument' (for the purposes of the Act) 'does not include a Statute, unless the Statute cre-ates a Settlement.' See also Settled Land Act, 1925,s. 117; see also TRUST INSTRUMENT; VESTING INSTRUMENT. A telegram and an envelope with a falsified postmark have been held to be 'instruments' within the meaning of the Forgery Act, 1861, s. 38, now replaced by s. 7, (English) Forgery Act, 1913 [R. v. Riley, (1896) 1 QB 309; R. v. House, 28 TLR 186]; also an engine.Includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, modified, limited, extended, suspended, extinguished or recorded. [Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952), s. 2 (b)]Includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be created, transferred, limited, exte...
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