Example sentences of "act [num] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Services of notices under the Law of Property Act 1925 eg " s 146 notices " may be served by registered letter post ( s 196(3) and ( 4 ) ) and also by recorded delivery ( Recorded Delivery Service Act 1962 ) . |
| 2 | Section 4 of the 1982 Act amends the Law Reform ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1934 so as to exclude the survival of any claim for damages for loss of earnings during the lost years for the benefit of the estate in respect of deaths occurring on or after 1 January 1983 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 implicitly recognise , these are powers of considerable constitutional significance , since they involve the imposition of conditions on persons who are engaging in otherwise perfectly lawful behaviour . |
| 5 | Section 10 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 together provide that if in the course of winding up it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or other persons , or for any fraudulent purpose , the liquidator may apply to the court for a declaration that any persons who were knowingly parties to such fraudulent trading are liable to make such contributions to the company 's assets as the court thinks proper . |
| 6 | Not only is this common-sense , but a section of THE gas act 1986 actually says we 're obliged to do it ! |
| 7 | The major amendments are : to s 1 , CA 1985 to allow a private limited company to be formed or to operate with only one member ; to s 24 , CA 1985 so that it no longer applies to private limited companies ( so , if a company becomes a single member company as a result , say , of the transfer of the shares of one of two members to the other , the sole member will not lose the benefit of limited liability as could formerly be the case ) ; to s 122(1) ( e ) of the Insolvency Act 1986 so that it no longer applies to private limited companies . |
| 8 | The Society 's view is that a more positive solution is needed : to amend the Financial Services Act 1986 so as to make it clear precisely how far rules made under the Act displace the general law . |
| 9 | It may also be noted that the Local Government Act 1986 specifically prohibits any council from spending money for party political purposes . |
| 10 | The Companies Act 1985 also contains provisions relating to the protection of minorities , for example , on the issue of shares for non-cash consideration , compulsory purchase provisions on takeovers and other general provisions . |
| 11 | There is no professional restriction in force which prohibits the formation of a solicitors ' limited partnership under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 and , indeed , s717(1) ( a ) of the Companies Act 1985 expressly contemplates their existence . |
| 12 | The Regulations correct two minor defects in the Companies Act 1985 whereby certain small and medium-sized companies were technically unable to file abbreviated accounts . |
| 13 | being or proposing to become a member of and/or a beneficial owner of a share or … shares in … ( hereinafter called ‘ the Company ’ ) , HEREBY COVENANT with the COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY ( hereinafter called ‘ the Council ’ ) that , if recognition is granted to the Company by the Council under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 , [ delete words in italics if the Company is already recognised ] I will jointly and severally with the other members of and beneficial owners of shares in the Company reimburse the Law Society , when required to do so by the Council , in respect of any grant made out of the Compensation Fund under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985 where : |
| 14 | being or proposing to become a member of and/or a beneficial owner of a share or … shares in … ( hereinafter called ‘ the Company ’ ) , HEREBY COVENANT with the COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY ( hereinafter called ‘ the Council ’ ) that , if recognition is granted to the Company by the Council under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 , [ delete words in italics if the Company is already recognised ] it will jointly and severally with the other members of and beneficial owners of shares in the Company reimburse the Law Society , when required to do so by the Council , in respect of any grant made out of the Compensation Fund under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985 where : |
| 15 | However , by virtue of s. 89 of the Companies Act 1985 both private and public companies which wish to allocate shares for cash must offer these shares for purchase by existing members before offering them outside the company . |
| 16 | Yet despite this trend away from leaving sole jurisdiction with administrative tribunals , the Interception of Communications Act 1985 not only contains an exclusion clause to prevent review of the decisions of the Tribunal , but it contains one of unprecedented scope . |
| 17 | Would he agree to support a review of the Reserve Forces Safeguard of Employment Act 1985 so that we shall not have in the future the rash of litigation that has been needed against employers who have declined to accept reservists back since the Gulf war ? |
| 18 | Section 322A of the Companies Act 1985 now provides that such a transaction is voidable ( i.e. can be set aside ) by the company unless it is ratified by the company by a special resolution of its members . |
| 19 | 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 ) ’ . ’ |
| 20 | The Local Government ( NI ) Act 1972 closely followed the recommendations of the Macrory Report , but this did not imply a consensus about the merit of the proposals . |
| 21 | The Local Government Act 1972 specifically states that the only business which can be transacted is that appearing in the summons convening the meeting . |
| 22 | New rules in s88 and Sch 8 Finance Act 1993 now restrict the usefulness of capital losses carried forward in a target company which is acquired by a capital gains tax group . |
| 23 | I am sure my hon. Friend well remembers the Committee stage of the Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991 when we had great difficulty in discussing the measure properly because the Department would not release the necessary information . |
| 24 | Court reports in newspapers and on radio and television are absolutely privileged under s3 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 so long as they are fair and accurate , and are published as soon as is reasonably practicable , having regard to the schedules of the newspaper or broadcasting organisation . |
| 25 | The Peerage Act 1963 now enables them to sit for all . |
| 26 | However , the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 has in relation to exemption clauses made a large inroad into this doctrine of freedom of contract and section 55(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 now reads as follows : |
| 27 | The Sale of Goods Act 1979 only gives you an entitlement to money back if the goods are faulty , misdescribed or not fit for the purpose you requested them to perform . |
| 28 | As regards this latter class of contracts , the Infants ' Relief Act 1874 very much altered the law . |
| 29 | The Social Security Pensions Act 1975 specifically allows employers to exclude workers from membership of occupational pension schemes by occupational category , thus facilitating the legal exclusion of women in vertically segregated occupational categories which are mainly or exclusively female . |
| 30 | Section 2 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1986 amends s. 6(4) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 so as to provide that it is unlawful for a person to discriminate against a woman : |