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101Mines Royal Act 1689 — The Mines Royal Act 1689 was an act of the Parliament of England (1 Will. Mar. sess. 1 c. 30) with the long title An Act to prevent Disputes and Controversies concerning Royal Mines. The act repealed the 1404 Act Against Multipliers (5 Henry IV c …
102Disarming Act — After the Jacobite Rising of 1715 ended it was evident that the most effective supporters of the Jacobites were Scottish clans in the Scottish Highlands and the Disarming Act attempted to remove this threat. An act for the more effectual securing …
103Escape of Traitors Act 1572 — The Escape of Traitors Act 1572 (14 Eliz. I c.2), full title An Act against such as shall conspire or practice the enlargement of any prisoner committed for high treason , was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England enacted during the… …
104shadow ACT — The system adopted to determine the extent to which surplus ACT carried forward (post 5 April 1999) can be set off against corporation tax arising on or after 6 April 1999. Although no actual advance corporation tax (ACT) arises on distributions… …
105surplus ACT — Prior to 6 April 1999 where the amount of ACT (advance corporation tax) that a company paid on dividends exceeded its capacity to offset the ACT against mainstream corporation tax it had surplus ACT. Where a company had surplus ACT, it could be… …
106People Against Gangsterism and Drugs — (PAGAD) was formed in 1996 as an Islamically oriented, militant group in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa. It claims to fight drugs and gangsterism but its members have been implicated in several criminal and terrorist acts.… …
107Slavery Abolition Act 1833 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Slavery Abolition Act 1833 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves; and for… …
108Dress Act — Als Disarming Act (englisch, „Entwaffnungs Gesetz“) werden mehrere englische Gesetze bezeichnet, die im 18. Jahrhundert als Reaktion auf die Jakobiten Aufstände in Schottland erlassen wurden. Das bekannteste und folgenreichste dieser Gesetze war… …
109Disarming Act — Als Disarming Act (englisch, „Entwaffnungs Gesetz“) werden mehrere englische Gesetze bezeichnet, die im 18. Jahrhundert als Reaktion auf die Jakobiten Aufstände in Schottland erlassen wurden. Das bekannteste und folgenreichste dieser Gesetze war… …
110To stand against — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …
