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Ridings [ corrupted from trithings], the names of the three parts or divisions of Yorkshire, viz., East Riding, North Riding, and West Riding....
Riding armed
Riding armed. The offence of riding or going armed with dangerous or unusual weapons is a mis-demeanour tending to disturb the public peace by terrifying the good people of the land, 4 Steph.Com....
Riding
One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York in England is divided formerly under the government of a reeve They are called the North the East and the West Riding...
Over-riding interests
Over-riding interests. See REGISTRATION OF TITLE TO LAND, and s. 70 of the (English) Land Registration Act, 1925....
Riding clerk
Riding clerk, one of the Six Clerks in Chancery, who, in his turn, for one year, kept the controlment books of all grants that passed the Great Seal. The Six Clerks were superseded by the Clerks of Records and Writs....
Riding or driving furiously
Riding or driving furiously, an offence against the Highway Act, 1835, s. 78 (if it endanger the life or limb of any passenger), punishable by fine up to 5l. (10l. if the owner) in addition to liability to civil action. See also Town Police Clauses Act, 1847, s. 28: Metropolitan Police Act, 1839, s. 54; Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 35; Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43), s. 11; and see Chit. Stat. tits. 'Highways,' 'Police,' and 'Police (Metropolis)...
Registration of title of land
Registration of title of land. The (English) Land Registration Act, 1925 (15 Geo. 5, c. 21), repeals and re-enacts the (English) Land Transfer Acts, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 87) and 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 65), with amendments in keeping with innovations which were introduced by the property laws of 1925. Its object is to simplify the indicia of land ownership and transfer by mere inscription and transcription in a register. The advantages which are claimed for the system are (a) purchasers for value of an absolute or good leasehold title are absolved from any inquiry into the title other than it is shown to be on the register; (b) certain equitable claims which would be binding on the land under the general law and cannot be removed or over-reached without onerous formalities do not affect such purchasers; (c) the method of conveyance or charge is simple; (d) subject to the statutory provisions, registration guarantees the title to purchasers for value and mortgagees. It should be observ...
Yorkshire Registry Act, 1884
Yorkshire Registry Act, 1884 (English) (47 & 48 Vict. c. 54), consolidating and amending the Acts relating to the registration of deeds, wills, and other assurances (see the wide meaning of the term in s. 3 of the Act of 1884) in the North (8 Geo. 2, c. 6), East (6 Anne, c. 2), and West (2 & 3 Anne, c. 4, and 6 Anne, c. 20) Ridings of the County of York, for the purpose of giving them priority according to the date of registration irrespectively of notice aliunde (s. 14) (see NOTICE); and Battison v. Hobson, (1896) 2 Ch 403; Gresham Assurance Society v. Crowther, (1915) 1 Ch 214.By the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 11:(1) It shall not be necessary to register a memorial of any instrument made after the commencement of this Act in any local deeds registry unless the instrument operates to transfer or create a legal estate or to create a charge thereon by way of legal mortgage; nor shall registration of a memorial of any instrument not required to be registered affect any prior...
Equitation
A riding or the act of riding on horseback horsemanship...
Outride
To surpass in speed of riding to ride beyond or faster than...
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