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Areas
History: Alterations of local Areas The only other powers and duties of a county council arising under the Local Government Act itself which it is necessary to notice are those relating to alterations of local areas. It may be convenient here to state that certain alterations of areas can only [...]Asylums
History of the Asylums and the County Council powers Lunatics Part of the business transferred from quarter sessions to the council was that which related to pauper lunatics, but the whole subject of lunacy was consolidated by an act of the year 1890, which again has been amended by a later [...]Borough Council
History The municipal borough and the Borough Council A municipal borough is a place which has been incorporated by royal charter. In the year 1835 the Municipal Corporations Act was passed, which made provision for the constitution and government of certain boroughs which were enumerated in [...]British Citizenship
Definition of British Citizenship In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of British Citizenship : One of three forms of citizenship introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981, which replaced citizenship of the UK and Colonies. The others are *British [...]British National
Definition of British National In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of British National (Overseas) Bn(O) : A form of British nationality that those who were British Dependent Territories citizens (*British Dependent Territories citizenship) by virtue of a [...]Bureaucracy
Citizenship
Definition of Citizenship of The Uk And Colonies In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Citizenship of The Uk And Colonies : A form of citizenship created by the British Nationality Act 1948. By the British Nationality Act 1981, it was replaced as from 1 [...]Concurrent Planning
Definition of Concurrent Planning In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Concurrent Planning : (concurrent planning, twin-track planning) The planning involved in placing certain children who are in local-authority care with carers who are approved to both [...]Conveyancing
Definition of Conveyancing In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Conveyancing : The procedures involved in validly creating, extinguishing, and transferring ownership of interests in land. Only a practising solicitor or *licensed conveyancer may charge a fee [...]Corn Laws
In England, legislation on corn was early applied both to home and foreign trade in this essential produce. Roads were so bad, and the chain of home trade so feeble, that there was often scarcity of grain in one part, and plenty in another part of the same kingdom. Export by sea or river to [...]County
Definition of County In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County : A first-tier *local government area in England (outside Greater London) or Wales. The Local Government Act 1972 created 45 counties for England and 8 for Wales, dividing the former into [...]County Council
Definition of County Council In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County Council : A *local authority whose area is a *county. A county council has certain exclusive responsibilities (e.g. education, fire services, highways, and refuse disposal) and [...]County Council Finances
Note: For information about the county council, click here. History Finance The county council is a body corporate with power to hold lands. Its revenues are derived from various sources which will presently be mentioned, but all receipts have to be carried to the county fund, either to [...]Cremation
History Steps were at once taken to form an English society to promote the practice of cremation. A declaration of its objects was drawn up and signed on the 13th January 1874 by the following persons—Shirley Brooks, William Eassie, Ernest Hart, the Rev. H. R. Haweis, G. H. Hawkins, John [...]Criminal Courts Structure
The Structure of the Courts: Criminal Introduction to Criminal Courts Structure The most numerous courts in England and Wales are the magistrates' courts, where justices of the peace, or magistrates, sit. Most magistrates are lay people who sit on a bench of three with a legally qualified [...]Death Certification
Death Certification and Crematory: History The crematory council turned their attention to the need for a national system of death certification, to be enforced by law as an essential and much-needed reform in connexion with cremation. On the 6th of January 1893 the duke Death certification. [...]Death Registration
History The registration of burials in England goes back to the time of Thomas Cromwell, who in 1538 instituted the keeping of parish registers. Statutory measures were taken from time to time to ensure the preservation of registers of burials, but it was not until 1836 (the Births and [...]Devolved Administrations
Devolved Administrations (Government) List of Devolved Administrations (Government) Northern Ireland Executive The Scottish Government Welsh Government Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland Executive is the administrative branch of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the [...]Diseases
History Infectious diseases The Public Health Acts contain important provisions relating to infectious disease. Any person who knows he is suffering from an infectious disease must not carry on any trade or business unless he can do so without risk of spreading the disease. Local [...]District Councils
History Before the year 1848 there was not outside the municipal boroughs any system of district government in England. It is true that in some populous places which were not corporate boroughs local acts of parliament had been passed appointing improvement commissioners for the government of [...]Divisions
Divisions Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Divisions are used for counting those in favour or against a motion when there is a vote in the House of Commons or the House of Lords. The House literally divides, with members choosing to file through one of two lobbies on either side of the [...]Education
History of Local Education and the County Council powers Previous to the Education Act 1902, county councils had certain optional powers under the Technical Instruction Acts to supply or aid the supply of technical or manual instruction. Their duties in respect to education were, however, much [...]English Court System
Early History of the English Court System When the Normans conquered England in 1066, they imposed the Carolingian judicial system on the Anglo-Saxons. In the long struggle between king and landed nobility that ensued, one of the principal weapons of the Crown was the Curia Regis (king's [...]English Poor Laws
History of Welfare: The English Poor Laws Introduction to English Poor Laws The English Poor Laws, a system set up by the government of England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, attempted to establish a clear public responsibility for care of the poor. Under these laws, government [...]Expatriation
Definition of Expatriation In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Expatriation : A person's voluntary action of living outside his native country, either permanently or during his employment abroad, whereby he renounces or loses allegiance to his former [...]Extradition Treaty
Definition of Extradition Treaty In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Extradition Treaty : A treaty under the terms of which a state agrees to deport a fugitive criminal (or suspect) to the state where the offence was committed or to the fugitive's [...]Financial Ombudsman Service
Online Dispute Resolution in the Financial Ombudsman Service The UK Financial Ombudsman Service was established by statute in 2000 as the mandatory ADR body in the financial services sector. Its function is to resolve disputes between consumers and UK-based financial businesses quickly and [...]Flag of Convenience
Definition of Flag of Convenience In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Flag of Convenience : The national flag of a state flown by a ship that is registered in that state but is owned by a national of another state. A state whose law allows this practice [...]Government Bailout Law
Most Popular Entries related to Government Bailout Law Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law College (in the United Kingdom) Government Law Jobs (in the United Kingdom) Government Bailout Law (in the United Kingdom) Local Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government [...]Government Law
Most Popular Entries related to Government Law Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law College (in the United Kingdom) Government Law Jobs (in the United Kingdom) Government Bailout Law (in the United Kingdom) Local Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law [...]Government Law College
Most Popular Entries related to Government Law College Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law College (in the United Kingdom) Government Law Jobs (in the United Kingdom) Government Bailout Law (in the United Kingdom) Local Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government [...]Government Law Enforcement Agencies
Most Popular Entries related to Government Law Enforcement Agencies Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law College (in the United Kingdom) Government Law Jobs (in the United Kingdom) Government Bailout Law (in the United Kingdom) Local Government Law (in the United Kingdom) [...]Hazardous Substance
High Profile Groups
High Profile Groups (Government) List of High Profile Groups (Government) Better Regulation Delivery Office Bona Vacantia Border Force British Cattle Movement Service Broadmoor Hospital investigation CESG Centre for Defence Enterprise Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser [...]HM Courts and Tribunals Service
HM Courts & Tribunals Service was created in 2011 as an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The Ministry of Justice is one of the largest government departments bringing together areas responsible for the administration of the courts, tribunals, legal aid, sentencing [...]HM Courts and Tribunals Service Chief Executive
The HM Courts and Tribunals Service Chief Executive is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administration of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service (the agency) and for the leadership of its staff. He works under the general direction of the Board. Designation and Appointment The HM [...]House
Boarding-House: Legal History Boarding-House, a private house in which the proprietor provides board and lodging for paying guests. The position of a guest in a boarding-house differs in English law, to some extent, on the one hand from that of a lodger in the ordinary sense of the term, and [...]Immigration
A politically charged subject in Britain -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about “Immigration”- since the 1960s. In the years immediately after World War II, when the country had need of cheap labour, immigration from within the Commonwealth was made easy. The new [...]Justice of the peace
Introduction to Justice of the Peace Justice of The Peace, in the judicial system of the United Kingdom and the U.S., a judicial public officer with limited powers. In the U.S. the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace is defined by the statutes of the several states. In some states a [...]Knight-Service
Definition of Knight The lowest title of dignity. Originally a man-at-arms. It is not hereditary. Knights are of the following orders: Garter, Thistle, St. Patrick, Bath, St. Michael and St. George, Star of India, Indian Empire, Royal Victorian, British Empire and lastly Knights Bachelor. [...]List of Commonwealth Case Law Reports
Commonwealth Case Law Case Law Reports series from other Commonwealth jurisdictions. In addition to the indexed series detailed below, is widely used the unreported cases from AustLII. AustLII includes decisions from: Federal Court-1977 onwards Family Court-1982 onwards [...]List of England and Wales Case Law Reports
England and Wales Primary Case Law Series England and Wales Primary Case Law The most authoritative current report series including the ICLR series and the All England Reports as well as historical series. , Coverage, Publisher, Full Text Available at:, , , , , [...]Local Government
History The Reform Act of 1832 was the real starting-point for the overhauling of English local government. For centuries before, from the reign of Edward III., under a number of statutes and commissions, the administrative work in the counties had been in the hands of the country gentlemen [...]Local Government Board
Local Government Board History Set up in 1871 it took over responsibility for all aspects of local government from various ministries and the Poor Law Board. Succeeded by the Ministry of Health in 1919. In this issue about local government board, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as [...]Local Government Law
Most Popular Entries related to Local Government Law Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law College (in the United Kingdom) Government Law Jobs (in the United Kingdom) Government Bailout Law (in the United Kingdom) Local Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government [...]Local Government Law Outline
Most Popular Entries related to Local Government Law Outline Government Law (in the United Kingdom) Government Law College (in the United Kingdom) Government Law Jobs (in the United Kingdom) Government Bailout Law (in the United Kingdom) Local Government Law (in the United Kingdom) [...]Local Government Ombudsmen
Resources See Also Further Reading Local Government Ombudsmen in the Encyclopedia of Britain Local Government Ombudsmen in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Local Government Ombudsmen in the Halsbury's Laws of England Local Government Ombudsmen in the Stroud's Judicial [...]Ministerial Departments
Attorney General's Office: Works with 4 agencies and public bodies: the Crown Prosecution Service, the Government Legal Department, the Serious Fraud Office and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Cabinet Office: Works with 21 agencies and public bodies Department for [...]Municipal Corporations
Municipal Corporations History Set up by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to democratise and regulate the way Councils were elected and run. It provided relevant services as required by statute. By 1945 they were expected to deliver a wide range of education and health services in their [...]Nationality
Resources See Also Further Reading Nationality in the Encyclopedia of Britain Nationality in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Nationality in the Halsbury's Laws of England Nationality in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Nationality in the Jowitt's [...]Non Ministerial Departments
List of the Non Ministerial Departments The Charity Commission Competition and Markets Authority Crown Prosecution Service Food Standards Agency Works with 6 public bodies: Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs, Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, Advisory [...]Nuisance
History The Public Health Acts 1875 to 1907 contain elaborate provisions for dealing with nuisances. Those which are dealt with summarily are thus enumerated: any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health; any pool, ditch, gutter, watercourse, privy, [...]Parish Councils
History: Parish Councils and the County Council The powers and duties of a county council under the Local Government Act 1894 are numerous and varied, and the chief of them are mentioned hereafter in connexion with parish councils. The county council may establish a parish council in a parish [...]Parliamentary Financial Procedures
History The whole law of finance, and consequently the whole British constitution, is grounded upon one fundamental principle, laid down at the very outset of English parliamentary history and secured by three hundred years of mingled conflict with the Crown and peaceful growth. All taxes and [...]Planning
Resources See Also Further Reading Planning in the Encyclopedia of Britain Planning in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Planning in the Halsbury's Laws of England Planning in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Planning in the Jowitt's Dictionary of [...]Planning Appeals Commission
Planning Appeals Commission in North Ireland The Planning Appeals Commission, often referred to as the PAC, is an independent appellate body established under statute to deal with a wide range of land use planning issues and related matters. Additional information can be found on the Planning [...]Post de prueba2
Post de prueba Segunda pruebaPrescription Charges
Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Number 10 Past United Kingdom Prime Ministers 20th & 21st centuries Name of the Prime Minister: Gordon Brown Party and Time Period: Labour 2007 to 2010. Name of the Prime Minister: Tony Blair Party and Time Period: [...]Prision
Prision Law The unhappy consequence of the ever-rising prison population is an inevitable decline in the quality of regimes offered to prisoners. The practical effects for prisoners can be seen in the reports prepared by the Chief Inspector of Prisons which contain a seemingly never-ending [...]Public Bodies
Agencies and other Public Bodies List of Agencies and other Public Bodies Academy for Justice Commissioning Accelerated Access Review The Adjudicator’s Office Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs Advisory [...]Public Corporations
List of Public Corporations Architects Registration Boards BBC BBC World Service Channel 4 Civil Aviation Authority Historic Royal Palaces London and Continental Railways Ltd Office for Nuclear Regulation The Oil and Pipelines Agency Pension Protection Fund [...]Public Function
Public function in the Context of Equality Law The meaning of Public function, published by the Equality and Diversity Forum (a United Kindom network of equality and human rights organisations), is the following: the term 'public function' has a very particular meaning in the context of the [...]Public Sector Information
Radioactive Material
Revenue System
Definition of Inland Revenue Account The purpose of this account is to show that the person responsible has either paid inheritance tax or that none is payable. History of the Revenue System In a broad view the sources of revenue (in feudalism) fall under the following heads: The [...]Roads
History The system of road-building by private enterprise, the undertakers being rewarded by tolls levied from vehicles, persons or animals using the roads, was established in England in 1663, when an act of Charles II. authorized the taking of such tolls at “turnpikes” in Hertfordshire and [...]Streets
History of Local Government policy relating to Streets It may be convenient to state that the expression “street” is here used in a sense much wider than its ordinary meaning. It is defined by the act to include any highway and any public bridge (not being a county bridge), and any road, [...]Taxi
Taxi licensing law Legislation and Case Law The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 The Road Safety Act 2006 The DFT's Good Practice Guide Brentwood Borough Council v Gladen 2004 Admin Crt R (on the application of Johnson) v Reading Borough Council 2004 Admin Crt Sardar v [...]Terminable Annuities
History Terminable Annuities are employed in the system of British public finance as a means of reducing the National Debt (see more in these entry). This result is attained by substituting for a perpetual annual charge (or one lasting until the capital which it represents can be paid off [...]Thesaurus of Synonyms of the Law Term
Each word may have several meanings. To Judges, precise language is mandatory, because each word and its meaning may be subject to close scrutiny and legal interpretation. To solicitors, the use of persuasive language is extremely essential when addressing written arguments to the Courts. [...]Twin-Track Planning
Definition of Twin-Track Planning In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Twin-Track Planning : (concurrent planning, twin-track planning) The planning involved in placing certain children who are in local-authority care with carers who are approved to both [...]Urban District
History The municipal borough and the Borough Council A municipal borough is a place which has been incorporated by royal charter. In the year 1835 the Municipal Corporations Act was passed, which made provision for the constitution and government of certain boroughs which were enumerated in [...]Urban District Finances
History First, in the case of boroughs where from the time of the first adoption of the Sanitary Acts these expenses have been paid out of the borough rate, the expenses continue to be so paid; and in an urban district which was formerly subject to an Improvement Act, the expenses may be [...]Wagering
Gaming, Wagering and Gambling From the Encyclopedia Britannica (1911): It is somewhat difficult exactly to define or adequately to distinguish these terms of allied meaning. The word game is applicable to most pastimes and many sports, irrespective of their lawful or unlawful character. [...]In Perpetual Beta
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