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Metals, dealers in old
Metals, dealers in old, defined as any person dealing in, buying, and selling old metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or partly manufactured metal goods, or defaced or old metal goods, and whether such person deals in such Articles only, or together with second-hand goods or marine stores, and the term 'old metals' means the said Articles. See (English) Old Metal Dealers Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c.110), relating to their trade requiring registration, and giving powers of visitation and search to the police; s. 13 of the (English) Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 112), by which any dealer in old metals who purchases any lead, copper, brass, tin, pewter, or German-silver in any quantity at one time less than 112 lb. in the case of lead, or than 56 lb. in the case of the other metals above mentioned, is guilty of an offence against the Act, and liable to a penalty not exceeding 5l. See also (English) Public Stores Act, 1875, ss. 9, 10, and 11 and Public Health Amendment Act,...
Old fashioned
Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern belonging to or characteristic of times past adhering to old customs styles or ideas as an old fashioned dress girl old fashioned wire rimmed glasses...
Old machinery
Old machinery, in the absence of any indication to that effect and when the expression 'old' is by itself vague, imprecise, and ambiguous, being too general, the principle of noscitur a sociis will have to be applied i.e. all the associated words will take colour from each other, the meaning of the more general adjective viz. 'old' being restricted to a sense analogous to the less general adjectives 'discarded, unserviceable or obsolete'. In order to fall within the expression 'old machinery' occurr-ing in the entry, the machinery must be old machinery in the sense that it has become non-functional or non-usable, Rainbow Steels Ltd. v. C.S.T., AIR 1981 SC 2101 (2104): (1981) 2 SCC 141: (1981) 2 SCR 727. [U.P. Sales Tax Act (15 of 1948), Notification dt. 30-5-1975, entry 15]...
Time
Time. before 1751 the legal year in England began on the 25th March, therein differing from the common usage in the whole kingdom, and the legal method in Scotland. In 1751 the Gregorian, or present, calendar was substituted for the Julian Calendar by 24 Geo. 2, c. 23.1. A measure of duration 2. A point in or period of duration at or during which something is alleged to have occurred 3. Slang. A convicted criminal's period of incarceration, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.Time in Acts of Parliament (see, e.g., the definition of night in the Larceny Act) and legal instruments means, in Great Britain, Greenwich mean time, and in Ireland, Dublin mean time, by virtue of the Statute (Definition of Times) Act, 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. 9). See, however, Gordon v. Cann, (1899) 68 LJQB 434. The effect of the Summer Time Act, 1922, continued annually, should be noted. The time for Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man is one hour in advance of Greenwich time dur...
For the time being
For the time being, it may be for indefinite period of time depending upon the context in which the phrase is used. It denotes indefinite period of time, meaning thereby, the position as existing at the time of application of the rules, may be amended or unamended. Therefore, to come to a conclusion as to whether it is for one time or for indefinite period of time, the context, purpose and the intention of the use of the phrase will have to be seen and examined, Union Territory of Chandigarh v. Rajesh Kumar Bancundhi, (2003) 11 SCC 549 (554).For the time being means at the moment or existing position, Jivendra Nathu Kaul v. Collector, (1992) 3 SCC 576 (580).For the time being, the expression 'for the time being' indicates an indefinite period of time depending upon the context in which the phrase is used. Generally it denotes an indefinite period of time, meaning thereby, the position as existing at the time of application of the rules, maybe, amended or unamended . To come to a conclu...
Oldness
The state or quality of being old old age...
old womanish
Like an old woman anile primly fastidious old maidish...
At any given time
At any given time, the expression 'at any given time' means till that time when the results can be declared, Lalit Mohan Pandey v. Poorman Singh, (2004) 6 SCC 626 (664): AIR 2004 SC 2303.At any time, the expression at any time merely means that the termination may be made even during the subsistence of the term of appointment, Shrilakha Vidyasthi v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (1991) 1 SCC 212: AIR 1991 SC 537 (546): (1991) 1 SCC 212.The expression 'at any time' thus takes in such cases as where the Government decides to make a reference without waiting for conciliation proceedings to begin or to be completed, Western India Match Co Ltd. v. Workers Union, (1970) 1 SCC 225 (231): AIR 1970 SC 1205. [Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (28 of 1947)]Exercise of suo motu power 'at any time' only means that no specific period such as days, months or years are not prescribed reckoning from a particular date. But that does not mean that 'at any time' should be unguided and arbitrary. In th...
Allocation of time
Allocation of time, means to set apart time for a specific purpose; to allocate time for different items of business in Parliament, Webster Law Dictionary, p. 40.In U.K., the House of Commons has, in principle, control of the time of the House, but, in actual practice, this control has been delegated to the Government. Parliamentary Practice by Erskie May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 269.In India, the practice is that all items of business to be transacted by the House during the Government time including those to which the Speaker is empowered to allot time himself, are normally placed before the Business Advisory Committee for allocation of time. Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn. 2001, p. 775....
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