Monmouth - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: monmouthMonmouth
Monmouth, county of, made one of the counties of England by 27 Hen. 8, c. 26. Many Acts provided that it is to be considered as part of Wales for the purposes of the Act, e.g., (English) National Insurance Act, 1911, s. 79; Welsh Church Act, 1914; (English) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act, 1919.In the appointment, in Wales and Monmouthshire, of inspectors of coal mines, by the (English) Coal Mines Act, 1911, s. 97; of factories, bys. 23 of the (English) Factory and Workshop Act, 1891; and of quarries, bys. 2 (3) of the Quarries Act, 1894, persons having a knowledge of the Welsh language are to be preferred...
Circuits
Circuits (seven eight formerly), certain divisions of England and Wales, appointed for the judges to go formerly twice a year, in the respective vacations after Hilary and Trinity terms, but more recently oftener, and at no precisely fixed periods, to administer justice in the several counties. Two judges, until 1884, attended at each circuit town, when by a new scheme set on foot by the 'Circuits Order' of that year it was arranged that at the majority of the circuit towns one judge only should attend, with the power, however, under Rule 9 of the Order, of requesting one of the judges in London to proceed to any place on circuit in his aid 'in order to enable the judges, as far as possible, to leve no cause untried at any place on any circuit.' The following were the circuits as altered by Order in Council made pursuant to 26 & 27 Vict. c. 122, viz.: (1) Northern; (2) Home; (3) Western; (4) Oxford; (5) Midland; (6) Norfolk; (7) North Wales; and South Wales.By the (English) Judicature ...
- << Prev.
- Next >>
Sign-up to get more results
Unlock complete result pages and premium legal research features.
Start Free Trial