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Merchants, Statute of

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Merchant shipping

Merchant shipping. The Acts relating to Merchant Shipping have been twice consolidated: first, in 1854, by 17 & 18 … pilotage is now contained in the Pilotage Act, 1913 (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 31). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Shipping,' and consult Temperley or Maclachlan on M.S. Acts.

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Ship

vessel used or intended to be used in navigation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1382. In the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60), by s. 742, 'includes every description of vessel used … caused in consequence of the negligence, etc., mentioned in the Act. See NAVIGATIONACTS; MERCHANT SHIPPING; LIMITED LIABILITY; Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Shipping'; and consult Temperley or Maclachlan on M. S. Acts; Maude and Pollock on Shipping; Carver opn

Pocket-judgment

Pocket-judgment, a statute-merchant which was enforceable at any time after non-payment on the day assigned, without further proceedings. See STATUTE-MERCHANT.

Piracy

at Common Law have been made piracy by statute, e.g., rendering assistance to a pirate, or boarding a merchant ship and destroying her goods (8 Geo. 1, c. 24, s. 1, made perpetual by 2 Geo. 2, … treason, being contrary to his natural allegiance; if by an alien, to be felony only; but since the Statute of Treason (25 Edw. 3, c. 2), it is held to be only felony in a subject. Formerly this

Salvage

recompense. Consult Kennedy on Salvage, Abbott on Shipping, Maude and Pollock on Shipping, Maclachlan on Shipping; and see Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58Vict. c. 60) (substituted for Merchant Shipping Act, 1854 [17 & 18 Vict. … 58Vict. c. 60) (substituted for Merchant Shipping Act, 1854 [17 & 18 Vict. c. 104)], ss. 544-565, Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Shipping.' By s. 510 (2) of the Act of 1894, 'salvage' in that Act 'includes all expenses

Statute staple

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Adulteration and misbranding of foodstuffs

a departure from the normal structure of statutes enunciating offences and prescribing punishments, Andhra Pradesh Grain and Seed Merchants Association v. Union of India, AIR 1971 SC 2346 (2349): 1970 (2) SCC 71. (Prevention of Food Adulteration … Adulteration and misbranding of foodstuffs, Adulteration and misbranding of foodstuffs is a rampant evil and a statute calculated to control that evil is indisputably in the interest of the general public. The statute imposing restrictions

Parish Apprentices

20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 59 to 66, also s. 69 (naval service for boys), and the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60), s. 393 (merchant service); and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. … the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60), s. 393 (merchant service); and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Poor (Apprentices).'

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