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Tithe Rent-Charge

directed to be transferred to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. Sec. 5 defines the particulars which owners are required to give … by the (English) Tithe Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 71), amended by subsequent Acts. See Chitty's Stat., tit.

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

such case is six years [sub-s. (1) (b) of that section], but this protection does not extend to cases of retention … succeeding ones, the Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 42), the (English) Civil Procedure Act (3

Undertaking

of many colours, as it has been used in different sections of the Act to convey different ideas. In some of … 6: (1968) 2 Mad LJ (SC) 6: 15 Fac LR 411: 16 Law Rep 140. Undertaking, denotes, with reference to company

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London, Port of

by this Act. (3) Subject to the provisions of the section the chairman and vice-chairman shall be appointed by the Port … be elected by payers of rates (as defined in Part IV. of the Second Schedule to this Act), wharfingers and owners

Piracy

death as a felon. If sentence is passed under this section a public execution will have to take place, as the … Common Law. By the (English) Piracy Act, 1837 (7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88) (which repealed various previous enactments),

Preamble

'a preliminary statement, in speech or writing; and introductory paragraph, section, or clause; a preface, prologue, introduction'. It has further been … international conventions, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1977, p. 462. Preamble, introduction, preface; also the beginning of an Act of

Railway

of railway companies as carriers are given by the 86th section of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and controlled by … which such ticket is issued,' on pain of fine upto 40s. for every ticket issued without bearing the fare on its

Arrangements between debtors and creditors

Arrangements between debtors and creditors. The 125th and 126th sections of the (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1869, which repealed an Act … of Arrangement Act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 47), which repeals the Act of 1887, and also parts of

Employer

trust or institution eligible for exemption under clause (23C) of section 10 or registered under section 12AA; (iv) a local authority;

Alien

less than five years in the manner required by the section, or been in the service of the Crown for not … recognized by the United Kingdom. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(2), 4th Edn., Para 66, p. 76. The (English) Naturalization Act,

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