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Closure. See CLOTURE. Means the permanent closing down of a place of employment or part thereof. [The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), s. 2 (cc)]Closure, in the House of Commons a member may rise in his place and move 'That the question be now put'. That question must be put forthwith, without amendment or debate, unless it appears to the chair that the motion is an abuse of the Rules of the House or an infringement of the rights of minority, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 407.Means closing, closed condition, Concise Oxford Dictionary, H.W. Fowler & F.G. Fowler, p. 226.In Indian Parliament in order to bring a debate to a close, a member may rise and move 'That the question be now put'. The acceptance of a closure motion lies within the sole discretion of the Speaker. Before he accepts it, he considers whether the question before the House has received adequate debate or not, whether or not the views of opposition have been adequately expressed befor...
Association
Association, a writ or patent sent by the Crown to the justices appointed to take assizes to have others associated with them; it is usual where a judge becomes unable to attend to his circuit duties, or dies-Reg. Brev. 201. Also a company or partnership, q.v., and see SOCIETY.Means an association of individuals, whether incorporated or not, having an office in India and includes a society, whether registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or not, and any other organisation, by whatever name called. [Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (49 of 1976), s. 2 (1) (a)]Means any combination or body of individuals. [Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), s. 2 (a)]Two vital elements of an association are members and a common purpose for which they associate. If an association is constituted under a statute; it can be dissolved only in accordance with that statute; if it is organised on the basis of a contract, then it can be dissolved only in accordance wi...
Allotments
Allotments. Many (English) Acts (see chit. Stat., tit. 'Allotments') have been passed authorizing parish officers to let out to poor persons small quantities of parish land or land originally allotted under inclosure Acts for the benefit of the poor. The Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908 (Part II.), empowers parish, urban, borough or county councils to provide plots of land for persons belonging to the labouring population of the locality to cultivate as farms or gardens. Land for allotments may be acquired compulsorily by the above bodies (ss. 12 and 27, Land Settlement (Facilities) Act, 1919) (as amended by the 1925 Act, s. 1). This Act as amended by the Allotments Act, 1922, necessitates a six months' or longer notice to quit (but see s. 30(2) of the Act, 1908, and s. 1 of the Act of 1922), and provides, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, for compensation to an outgoing tenant by the landlord for growing crops, manure, improvement, etc. (s. 47 of the Act of 1908, a...
Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923
Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923 (English) (13 & 14 Geo. 5, cc. 9 and 25). By a series of statutes commencing with the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1875, statutory compensation has been provided for an outgoing agricultural tenant in respect of the improvements effected by him during his tenancy. The operation of this Act could be and frequently was excluded by agreement, but now the tenant cannot deprive himself by contract of the right to claim compensation which is conferred on him by the Act, although he may within limits substitute other benefits by agreement. The Act of 1923 (as amended by the Agricultural Holdings Amendment Act, 1923) repeals and consolidates all the earlier statutes dealing with the subject, and confers on outgoing tenants of 'holdings' the rights and benefits briefly outlined below. The term 'holding' means any parcel of land held by a tenant which is wholly agricultural or wholly pastoral, or in whole or in part cultivated as a market garden, and which is not le...
Admiral
Admiral, [derived through the Fr. amiral, from Amir al Bahir, Arab., commander of the sea or fleet], an officer having high command in the Royal Navy. An admiral has two subordinate commanders under him, a vice-admiral and rear-admiral, distinguished into three classes by the color of their flags, white, blue, and red. The admiral carries his flag at the main-topmost head, the vice-admiral at the fore-topmost head, and the rear-admiral at the mizzen-topmost head....
rule
rule 1 a : a prescribed guide for conduct or action b : a regulating principle or precept 2 a : an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to perform an act or show cause why an act should not be performed [a directing the district court to show cause why its ruling should not be vacated "People v. District Court, 797 P.2d 1259 (1990)"] b : a usually judicially promulgated regulation having the force of law that governs judicial practice or procedure [s of evidence] [s of appellate procedure] see also rule of court c : rule of law 3 : all or part of a statement (as a regulation) by an administrative agency that has general or particular applicability and future effect and that is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or that describes the organization, procedure, or practice of the agency itself [a subject to statutory notice and comment requirement...
branch
branch : a part of a complex body: as a : one of the three main divisions of the U.S. or a state government see also executive, judiciary, legislature b : a division of a business or organization [an insurer's office] see also branch bank at bank ...
Wholesale dealer or manufacturer
Wholesale dealer or manufacturer, the word whole sale dealer or manufacturer in item 1 of Appendix (1) will not apply to hoteliers and restaurant keepers whose main business is to conduct retail sale of their articles prepared by them in what may be termed a part of the same premises, Khadya Peya Vikarate Malak Sangh v. Chief Officer, AIR 1977 SC 527: (1977) 1 SCC 455: (1977) 2 SCR 139....
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