Example sentences of "[verb] by [art] [noun pl] act " in BNC.

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1 The words in the second pair of square brackets in sub-section two B were substituted by the Courts Act nineteen seventy one , section three , subsection five .
2 Section 186 , as substituted by the Companies Act 1989 , provides :
3 In this capacity Baker submitted biannual reports and advised on legislation , which was elaborated and then codified by the Factories Act of 1878 .
4 A company is a legal entity whose affairs are mainly regulated by the Companies Act 1985 .
5 The law relating to companies is regulated by the Companies Acts 1985 and 1989 and other specific legislation , e.g. the Business Names Act 1985 , the Insolvency Act 1986 .
6 Where the objects of the society are charitable in the legal sense , which includes the relief of poverty , the advancement of education or religion , and other purposes beneficial to the community , formalities prescribed by older statutes have been abolished by the Charities Act 1960 , which , however , provides for compulsory registration of all charities not especially exempted .
7 This immunity has now been abolished by the Animals Act 1971 , so that where damage is caused by animals straying on the highway the question of liability is to be decided in accordance with the ordinary principles of negligence .
8 As to the escape of water from reservoirs , even express statutory authority for their construction will not by itself exonerate their undertakers since the Reservoirs ( Safety Provisions ) Act 1930 , now replaced by the Reservoirs Act 1975 .
9 On June 12 , 1993 , despite a hard-fought battle by the manufacturers , Upjohn Ltd — who have now exhausted all the statutory avenues of appeal provided by the Medicines Act 1968 — the Licensing Authority announced that the revocation of licences would be permanent .
10 This was suspended during the Long Parliament in the middle of the seventeenth century but was restored by the Clergy Act 1661 .
11 But , had the changes introduced by the Courts Act 1971 not been in place , there would have been a real possibility that the old system would have collapsed under the strain .
12 For this purpose a new statutory pre-notification procedure was introduced by the Companies Act 1989 and has been in effect since April 1990 .
13 Charity accounting is going through a period of rapid and far-reaching change as accountants with charity clients or who are trustees themselves come to terms with the new regulatory procedures introduced by the Charities Act 1992 and the impact of the new SORP2 regulations .
14 The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards as defined by the Companies Act 1985 .
15 This was accidentally removed by the Companies Act 1989 .
16 These forms of strict liability have been retained by the Animals Act 1971 and , though they have been subjected to considerable modification , much of the old learning will continue to be relevant .
17 The legal recognition of corporate character may be obtained either by a charter from the Crown , as in the case of most of our older corporations , like the Hudson 's Bay Company , some universities and their colleges , as well as of some more recent ones ; or directly by means of an incorporating Act of parliament , as in the case of certain public utilities ; or indirectly through an Act of Parliament like the Companies Act 1948 ( which has been amended by several later Acts of the same name , and consolidated by the Companies Act 1985 ) , which offers corporate character to any number of persons ( usually not less than seven ) associated for a lawful object , who are willing to comply with the statutory requirements as to registration and otherwise .
18 The Companies Act 1948 and subsequent enactments were consolidated by the Companies Act 1985 to which reference should be made by those readers who wish to gain a more detailed understanding of the legal basis of auditing .
19 As a result of changes effected by the Companies Act 1989 the objects clause no longer limits the company 's capacity , or at least , the validity of an act may no longer be ‘ called into question on the ground of lack of capacity ’ .
20 This Act fills part of the gap left by the Factories Act 1961 by regulating the health , safety and welfare of employees in offices , shops and railway premises , all of which are widely defined . ’
21 Moreover , the scope for advertising is limited , as they are prohibited by the Companies Act to advertise their own shares for sale ( as are all quoted companies ) .
22 The Fourth Directive ( 78/660/EEC ) , implemented by the Companies Act 1981 , introduced rules governing the form and content of company accounts , the valuation methods to be used , and requirements for audit and publication .
23 The Seventh Directive ( 83/349/EEC ) , which dealt mainly with the requirement for parent undertakings to prepare consolidated accounts , was implemented by the Companies Act 1989 .
24 The principle of equal treatment was carried a stage further when the Second Company Law Directive was implemented by the Companies Act 1980 .
25 Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 .
26 However , the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 ( referred to below as ‘ the Companies Act ’ ) requires the use of some of the provisions in the Memorandum .
27 ( 4 ) In this Clause ‘ the Act ’ means the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 and ‘ the AJA ’ means the Administration of Justice Act 1985 as amended by Schedule 18 , paragraph 54 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , but so that any reference in this Clause to any provision of the Act or the AJA shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment of that provision for the time being in force and the reference to the Solicitors Act 1974 shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force .
28 However , the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 ( referred to below as ‘ the Companies Act ’ ) requires the use of some of the provisions in the Memorandum .
29 ( 4 ) In this Clause ‘ the Act ’ means the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 and ‘ the AJA ’ means the Administration of Justice Act 1985 as amended by Schedule 18 , paragraph 54 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , but so that any reference in this Clause to any provision of the Act or the AJA shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment of that provision for the time being in force and the reference to the Solicitors Act 1974 shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force .
30 These Regulations , which are now in force , deal with the Charity Commissioners ' appointment of a receiver and manager of a charity 's property and affairs following an inquiry under s 6 of the Charities Act 1960 ( as amended by the Charities Act 1992 ) .
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