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Appeal
House of Lords (see s. 3 of the (English) Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876, c. 59), from the Petty Sessions to Quarter Sessions, where the appeal is by way of retrial (see s. 19 of the (English) Summary
Costs
provides as follows:' 1.--(1) The following courts namely,-- (a) a court of assize or a court of quarter sessions before which any indictable offence is prosecuted or tried, and (b) a court of summary jurisdiction by which
Address
by the President of India to both Houses of Parliament assented together at the commencement of the first session after each general election to Lok Sabha and at the commencement of the first session of each year
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Sessions of the peace
Sessions of the peace, sittings of justices of the peace for the execution of those powers which are confided
legislative day
legislative day : a period of time during which a legislature is in session that commences with the opening of a daily session and ends with adjournment and that may last more
Act of Parliament
provision to extend the duration of Parliament beyond five years, is passed by the Commons in three successive sessions (whether of the same Parliament or not) and is rejected on each occasion by the Lords, it becomes
Adjournment
of the sitting or proceedings of either House to reassemble on another specified date. During currency of a session the House may be adjourned for a day or more than a day. Adjournment of the House is
County Councils
LOCAL GOVERNMENT), formerly managed by the justices of the peace (who are nominated by the Crown) in quarter sessions,and other administrative business mentioned in the Act, and consisting of 'the chairman, aldermen, and councillors.' The (English) Local
Expressly
is employed in s. 193 denoting those exceptions is indicative of the legislative mandate that a Court of Session can depart from the interdict contained in the section only if it is provided differently in clear and
Ireland
Ireland was a distinct kingdom until 1801, when the Union with Ireland Act, 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3, c. 67) (see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Union Acts'), formed the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.'...
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