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Reception order
Act for the admission and detention of a mentally ill person in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home. [Mental Health Act, 1987 (14 of 1987), s. 2(s)] … charge. A reception order can only be made by a judicial authority, i.e., a justice of the peace specially appointed, a county court judge, a stipendiary magistrate, or by two commissioners in lunacy (ibid., ss. 1, 9,
Fees
(English) Solicitors Act, 1932 (c. 37), s. 64. In transactions where these fees are large or numerous a special agreement was generally made, Allen v. Aldridge, (1843) 5 Beav. 401. The (English) Copyhold Act, 1894 (57 & … a particular case depends on the subject-matter in relation to which fees are imposed. Secretary, Government of Madras, Home Department v. Zenith Lamp and Electrical Ltd., AIR 1973 SC 724: (1973) 1 SCC 162: (1973) 2 SCR
Intoxicating liquor
one year only, commencing from the 5th of April, and a licence is not extended by transfer or special removal. 4. Renewal.--A licence granted by way of renewal requires no confirmation. From a refusal to renew, the … and other offences (ss. 65-85). In some cases a convic-tion entails forfeiture of the licence. 10. Procedure, and Home Office Rules.--Quarter sessions may divide their area into districts for the purposes of the Act (s. 5), and
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Pardon
enables the Crown to remit penalties for offences, although payable to parties other than the Crown; and a special power of a similar character, limited to offences against the (English) Sunday Observance Act, 1781, is conferred by … Commons. In modern times pardons have only been granted upon the advice of a Secretary of State. The Home Secretary in effect grants the pardon. As to consulting the Court of Criminal Appeal, see (English) Criminal Appeal
Pension
of Health, and then may be made to referees (s. 30 of c. 33). Pensions are payable under special statutory pro-visions to grantees from the Crown, for political, naval and military, police, civil and other services and … gratuity except when the term 'pension' is used in contradistinction to gratuity, Jarnail Singh v. Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, AIR 1994 SC 1484: (1993) SCC (L&S) 119: (1993) 2 SCJ 43: (1993) 1 UJ (SC) 205.
Fraud
legal principles; as marriage-brokerage bonds, and contracts in restraint of trade. Other transactions again, growing out of a special confidential or fiduciary relation between the parties, are watched with special jealousy, because they afford the means of … Administrative Law. It has been aptly observed by Lord Bridge in Khawaji [Khawaja v. Secretary of state for Home Deptt., (1983) 1 All ER 765] that it is dangerous to introduce maxims of common law as to
Residence
item; to have a settled abode for a time. It is the place where a person has fixed home or abode. In Webster's Dictionary, 'to reside' has been defined as meaning 'to dwell permanently or for any … must be something more than occupation during occasional usual visits within the local limits of the court, more specially where there is residence outside those limits marked with a considerable measure of continuance, Paster J.S. Singh v.
Alteration of share capital
(1912) 1 Ch 72, and subject to confirmation by the Court a company may reduce its capital by special resolution for reducing share capital and consequential alteration of the memorandum. The words 'and reduced' need not be
Person of unsound mind
(1) An order of judicial authority (county Court judge, stipendiary or police magistrate, or justice of the peace specially appointed) for the detention as persons of unsound mind of any such person not so found by inquisition. … Voluntary and temporary patients will be admitted or received into the charge of institutions, hospitals, licensed houses, nursing homes, or single care as provided by the Acts, without being certified; and see 26 Geo. 5 & 1
mortgage
in priority to a first mortgage called also junior mortgage senior mortgage : first mortgage in this entry special mortgage : a mortgage on specified property wrap-around mortgage [rap-ə-rand-] : a second or later mortgage that incorporates … mortgage in the civil law of Louisiana : a blanket mortgage that burdens all present and future property home equity conversion mortgage : reverse mortgage in this entry judicial mortgage in the civil law of Louisiana :
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