Royal Title - Law Dictionary Search Results
Tail
Abolition of Fines and Recoveries, and for the Substitution of more Simple Modes of Assurance,' which received the royal assent August 28, 1833, and has not been repealed by the land legislation of 1925, abolished all the … 1925, the rules relating to this form of estate are still applicable (a) in the investigation of all titles to land in existence on the 31st December, 1925; (b) in the construction of equitable interests into which
Insurance
of individuals called underwriters. The underwriters meet in a subscription room at Lloyd's, at the back of the Royal Exchange. The joint affairs of the subscribers to these rooms are managed by a committee chosen by the … modifications. The Acts of 1926 and 1929 consolidate and amend the law relating to industrial assurance. See that title and the Acts. Compulsory Insurance.--Motor vehicles must be in-sured against third party risks: see (English) Road Traffic Act,
Escheator
by good and lawful men of the county, impannelled by the sheriff, 4 Inst. 225. See ESCHEAT. A royal officer appointed to assess the value of property escheating to crown, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 564. … escaetor, Lat.], an officer anciently appointed by the lord treasurer, etc., in every county, to make inquests of titles by escheat, which inquests were to be taken by good and lawful men of the county, impannelled by
Keep your definitions linked to case research
Name
on himself whatever surname or as many surnames as he pleases, without an (English) Act of Parliament or Royal Licence. But a man cannot have two names of baptism as he may have dives surnames (Co. Litt, … obliterating her name by marriage, see Fendall v. Goldsmid, (1877) 2 PD 263. As to retainer of a title, see Cowley v. Cowley, 1901 AC 450. Any one may take on himself whatever surname or as many
Cornwall, Duke of
is usually made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by special creation and investiture. Cornwall is a Royal Duchy, the revenues of which belong to the eldest son of the sovereign for the time being, and … Cornwall, Duke of, one of the titles of the eldest son of the reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is Duke of Cornwall by
Chemists and druggists
respecting the sale of scheduled poisons. The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, which was incorporated in 1843 by Royal Charter and received a supplementary charter in 1901, is the examination and registration authority for chemists and druggists. … of chemist, druggist, pharmacist, etc. Only authorized persons may sell poisons. It is an offence to use such titles unless authorized by the Pharmacy Acts. Medical practitioners, qualified veterinary surgeons, and certain other persons, as, for example,
Code
1878. This Bill, which was drawn by Mr. Justice Stephen when at the Bar, was referred to a Royal Commission. After the Report of the Commissioners the Bill was reintroduced and referred to a select Committee of … the law relating to Marine Insurance.' There have no doubt been a great many consolidation Acts (see that title) passed in recent years. but consolidation merely reduces into shape the law as already written in many existing
Torture
to make him disclose his accomplices. It was , however, frequently the practice to torture by virtue of Royal Warrant, a warrant of 1640, for instance (Jardine, p. 108), directing the Lieutenant of the Tower 'to cause … the Bill of Rights of 1688, 'ought not to be inflicted.' The peine forte et dure (see that title) is also a kind of torture in the primary sense. All three kinds have long been obsolete in
Bar, trial at
Ord. XXXVI., r. 8, can be held anywhere, whereas a trial at bar takes place only at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. … for making an incursion into the Transvaal in contravention of the (English) Foreign Enlistment Act, 1870 (see that title); and the trial of Arthur Lynch, R. v. Lynch, 1903 (1) KB 444, who, whilst a British subject
Interpretation Act, 1889 (English)
(English) Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act, 1793 (33 Geo. 3, c. 13), commence on the day of the Royal Assent, s. 37 enacting that:- Where an Act passed after the commencement of this Act is not to … and words in the plural include the singular; also, definitions are provided of 'month,' 'land,' 'parish' (see those titles), and other terms. The Act also provides that:- In this Act and in every other Act, whether passed
Try the research workspace - 7 days free