Example sentences of "[no cls] of [art] [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attempt to conduct a mock auction is proscribed under s1(1) of the Mock Auctions Act 1961 . |
| 2 | Section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 provides : |
| 3 | The direct effect of such provisions is provided for within the United Kingdom by section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 , in the following terms : |
| 4 | In the latest edition of his Principles of Family Law , Professor Cretney repeats the argument that the use of the words ‘ male ’ and ‘ female ’ in section 11(c) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( which repealed and reproduced the provisions of the Nullity Act 1971 ) , suggests that it ‘ may thus be possible to argue that the terms ‘ male ’ and ‘ ‘ female ’ refer to a person 's gender ( that is to say , the sex to which he psychically belongs ) ’ . |
| 5 | 2.37 Only one action can be brought on behalf of the dependants ; see s2(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 . |
| 6 | It is technically perfectly lawful for a Minister of the Crown to be empowered to make statutory instruments in such a way that they are never subjected to parliamentary scrutiny — indeed , there is no requirement of promulgation or publication for an instrument to become legally binding and an instrument made by the Minister and cached in his bottom drawer could be as binding as the Theft Act ( although in this situation ignorance might , rarely in our law , offer a defence by reason of s.3(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act |
| 7 | Section 6(4) applies the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 and s5 of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 relating to contributory negligence , to claims under Pt I of the CPA 1987. ( e ) Defences The burden of proof of causation under the CPA 1987 is upon the victim . |
| 8 | This requirement is expressly laid down in the United Kingdom by section 3(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 , in the following terms : |
| 9 | Section 3(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 expressly provides that the meaning or effect of any of the Treaties ‘ shall be treated as a question of law ( and , if not referred to the European Court , be for determination as such in accordance with the principles laid down by and any relevant decision of the European Court ) ’ . ’ |
| 10 | 2.12 Section 3(1) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 deals with the assessment of damages . |
| 11 | To avoid the husband making a sale or charging the property ( standing in his sole name ) in the period between the decree absolute ( when the Class F protection ceasessee above ) and the completion of the conveyance to the wife or lodging of the transfer at HM Land Registry : ( a ) Unregistered Land A pending action under s5 of the Land Charges Act 1972 ( fee £1.00 ) should be registered by or on behalf of the wife ( in Form K3 ) provided the divorce petition has contained a request for a transfer of real property under s24 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ; such a registration survives the decree absolute ( see Whittingham v Whittingham [ 1978 ] 2 WLR 936 and Perez-Adamson v Perez-Rivas [ 1987 ] 2 WLR 500 ) . |
| 12 | The disposal of such dwelling house within three years ( Housing and Planning Act 1986 , s2(3) ) from the date of purchase " triggers " repayment of the discount on the proportion still outstanding by reference to the number of years since purchase but s160(1) ( c ) of the Act , specifically exempts from the repayment provisions disposals in pursuance of an order under s24 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 , where continued occupation is envisaged ( see R v Rushmoor Borough Council ex p Barrett [ 1987 ] 1 All ER 353 ) . |
| 13 | In a recent case , section 54(13) of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 was used successfully against two men who were kissing and cuddling at a bus stop in Oxford Street at 1.55 a.m . |
| 14 | ‘ We hereby give our consent for the purposes of Section 57(1) of the Financial Services Act 1986 to the issue of the investment advertisement attached hereto , dated and signed for the purpose of identification ’ . |
| 15 | Order 6 , r 5 provides that in mortgagee possession actions — that is where the plaintiff claims payment of money secured or possession of the property mortgaged — the particulars of claim must state : ( 1 ) the date of the mortgage ; ( 2 ) the state of the account , giving particulars of the amount of the advance , the periodic payments required , the amount of any interest in arrear , the amount of the unpaid instalments , the amount of any costs or fines or insurance unpaid ; the daily rate of interest and the amount remaining due under [ and required to redeem ] the mortgage ; ( 3 ) what proceedings ( if any ) the plaintiff has taken against the defendant in respect of the money secured by the mortgage or the mortgaged property and , where payment of such money only is claimed , whether the plaintiff has obtained possession of the property ; ( 4 ) where the plaintiff claims possession of the property , whether or not the property consists of or includes a dwelling house within the meaning of s 21 of the County Courts Act 1974 ; ( 5 ) where a plaintiff claims as mortgagee possession of land which consists of or includes a dwelling house , he shall state , in his particulars of claim , whether there is any person on whom notice of the action is required to be served in accordance with s 8(3) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 and , if so , he shall state the name and address of that person and shall file a copy of the particulars of claim for service on that person ( Ord 6 , r 5(1A) ) . |
| 16 | If the search reveals an existing land charge Class F or a caution , notice shall be given by the mortgagee ( s 8(3) of the Matrimonial Homes Act , 1983 ) . |
| 17 | It reckoned to command some 52.7% of the UK accounting software market in November 1992 , with Sage Sterling holding 62.5% of the integrated packages market and Sage Sovereign 12.6% of the modular accounting systems sector . |
| 18 | Mentally abnormal people can not consent , though the accused has a defence to indecent assault if he did not know and had no reason to believe that his victim was defective : see ss.14(4) and 15(4) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 . |
| 19 | Where a mortgagee claims possession a person who has registered a land charge , notice or caution under s 2(7) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1967 or a notice under s 2(8) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 must be served with a copy of the particulars of claim ( Ord 6 , r 5(1A) ) . |
| 20 | By reserving a right for the landlord to carry out the works in the event of the tenant 's default , the landlord does in fact run a slight risk pursuant to s 4(4) of the Defective Premises Act 1972 but the risk is small compared to the relative advantage of the re-entry provision . |
| 21 | The crime in s.9 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 of vehicle interference ( see Chapter 12 ) partly covers this gap , though that crime is restricted to motor vehicles . |
| 22 | Indeed they were found when Parliament enacted section 1(1) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 : |
| 23 | In due course , he was convicted , under Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 , of attempting to obtain services , that is credit facilities for hire-purchase purposes , by deception . |
| 24 | under sections 6(2) and 61(1) of the Financial Services Act 1986 against a firm of solicitors who acted for a person carrying on an unauthorised investment business . |
| 25 | Section 61(1) of the Criminal Justices Act 1967 confers power to release a life prisoner on the Secretary of State . |
| 26 | The complete statutory definition of obscenity is contained in s1 of the Obscene Publications Act : For the purposes of this Act an article shall be deemed to be obscene if its effect or ( where the article comprises two or more distinct items ) the effect of any one of its items is , if taken as a whole , such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely , in all the circumstances , to read , see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it . |
| 27 | Sir Robert Armstrong , incidentally , for all his protestations about open government , refused to release under Section 5(1) of the Public Records Act , 1958 ( which permits declassification ahead of the thirty-year rule ) , statistics on the number of Cabinet meetings and papers since 1955 . |
| 28 | A former AE of a major futures bucket shop here recalls using hard sell techniques on a visiting client : " One day , he came to lunch with me , and I became quite drunk while he stayed determinedly sober . |
| 29 | Mr. Collins , for the applicant , bases his submission that Winchester was a member of Lautro first upon the wording of section 8(2) of the Financial Services Act 1986 . |
| 30 | Under s3(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 both remarriage and the prospects of remarriage must now be ignored in the case of a widow 's claim . |