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Misconduct
reference to the subject-matter and the context abscin the term occurs having regard to the scope of the statute and the public purpose of seek to serve, M.M. Malhotra v. Union of India, AIR 2006 SC 80.
Power
persons in whom the legal interest is vested; or (3) declarations or directions deriving their effect from the Statute of Uses. A power given before 1926 by a will to A., an executor, to sell an estate,
Repeal
legislative act, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1301. Express Repeal.--Repeal effected by specific declara-tion in a new statute, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1301. Implied Repeal.--The effect of an implied repeal is the same as
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Signature
deed after 1925 (Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 73), a guarantee and other documents mentioned in the Statute of Frauds (see FRAUDS, STATUTE OF), and a risk note within the meaning of the seventh s. of
Specific performance
binding the promise of the other. (f) The contract must be in writing if so required by the Statute of Frauds. See Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 40, replacing s. 4 of the Statute of Frauds.
Springing use
period arrives and a good legal estate was conferred upon A. attaining that age by virtue of the statute. The use may be contingent as in that case, or vested, as grant to B. to the use
Wills
Parliament. Before 32 Hen. 8, c. 1, a will could not be made of land, and before the Statute of Frauds a will (see NUNCUPATIVE WILL) could be made by word of mouth. Moreover, the testamentary power
Adoptive Act of Parliament
rural parishes can only be adopted by Parish Meetings:-- The (English) Lighting and Watching Act, 1833. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Gas.' The (repealed) (English) Baths and Washhouses Acts, 1846 to 1899, and London Government Act, 1899 (62
Retrospective law
Retrospective law, retrospective means looking backward; contemplating what is past; having reference to a statute or things existing before the Act in question. Retrospective law, according to the same dictionary, means a law
Has been
Has been, whether the expression 'has been' occurring in a provision of a statute denotes transaction prior to the enactment of the statute in question or a transaction after the coming into
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