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Adulteration

and provide for the testing of them. In addition to the Acts mentioned above, the following should be referred to: (English) Bread Acts Amendment Act, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 28), the (English) Milk and

Adoption

of the proposed adopter for at least two years before 1926, the Court may dispense with the consents referred to. No money or reward may be paid to any adopter, parent or guardian without leave of the

Additur

awarded by the jury to avoid a new trial on ground of inadequate damage. The term may also refer to the increase itself, the procedure, or the court's power to make the order, Black Law Dictionary, 7th

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Additional surcharge

Additional surcharge, means additional surcharge for the purposes of the union referred to in the annual Finance Act. [Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act, (21 of 1963) s. 3(a)]

Ad valorem

The phrase 'ad valorem' appearing in the column 'rate of duty' in the Schedule appended to the Act refers to the value of the excisable goods and, therefore, it will have to be worked out by applying

Actual cost of an asset

Actual cost of an asset, the 'actual cost' referred to is not the actual cost as originally determined at the time of acquisition. Actual cost may be

Actio non datur non damnificato

datur non damnificato [Lat.], An action is not given to him who is not injured. The injury here referred to must be such as the law makes actionable, otherwise the party is non damnificatus, and it is

Worker

kind of work and who gets his wages directly from the employer but shall not include an apprentice referred to in clause (aa). [Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961), s. 2 (r)] The definition of 'worker' in

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