Purporting to act, protects against a claim not only based on breach of a statutory duty but alsobased on omission to perform a statutory duty, Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta v. Abdul Rahim Oosman & Co., (1964) 68 Cal WN 814....
Railway Fires Act. See ENGINE....
Railway Securities Act, 1866 (English) (29 & 30 Vict. c. 108), as amended. Enacted shortly after the 'Redpath Frauds' for the greater protection of persons lending money to railway companies upon debentures, etc., and providing that each loan shall be specifically certified by an accountable officer to be within the borrowing powers of the company...
Regimental Debts Act, 1893 (English) (56 & 57 Vict. c. 5), and the regulations made thereunder, provide for the payment of certain debts of a deceased person who was subject to military law out of the proceeds of his property in camp, etc., which property is to be seized by the committee of adjustment (q.v.)....
Riot Act (1 Geo. 1, st. 2, c. 5), whereby if twelve or more persons assemble unlawfully, to the disturbance of the peace, and do not disperse within one hour after proclamation by a justice of the peace, sheriff, under sheriff, or may or, they are felons, punishable by penal servitude for life, originally by death...
Rivers Pollution Prevention Acts, 1876 (English) (39 & 40 Vict. c. 75), and 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 31). See Pecbles v. Oswaldtwistle Council, (1897) 1 QB 384 (625); Butterworth v. Yorkshire Rivers Board, 1909 AC 45; Brook v. Meltham Council, ib. 438, and see 13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 16, s. 8....
Romilly's Act (English) (52 Geo. 3, c. 101) (the Charities Procedure Act, 1812). As to charity abuses, see CHARITIES...
Royal Marriage Act (English) (12 Geo. 3, c. 11), by which no descendant of King George II. may marry without the previous consent of the sovereign, signified under the Great Seal, unless above the age of twenty-five, in which case the marriage may take place after twelve months' notice, unless disapproved by Parliament....
Sanitary Acts, (English) enactments protecting the public health by provisions for the inspection and removal of nuisances, etc.; especially those so called in, and repealed by, Public Health Act, 1875 (see Sch. V.). See PUBLIC HEALTH, and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Public Health.'...
Satisfied Terms Act (English) (8 & 9 Vict. c. 112). See OUTSTANDING TERMS....