Example sentences of "act [adj] [verb] not [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It is not in dispute … ( ii ) that Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 does not give the English court jurisdiction to make an administration order in respect of a foreign company . |
2 | The Public Order Act 1986 does not codify the law and must be seen against a background of common law . |
3 | The words of the Insolvency Act 1986 do not fetter the court 's discretion in any way . |
4 | Thus s.309 of the Companies Act 1985 does not regard the interests of the employees and the shareholders of the company as irrecon-cilably opposed , expecting the directors to be able to take the interests of the employees into account whilst performing their duties to the company , including the shareholders . |
5 | The fact that a person is suffering from a mental disorder within the Mental Health Act 1983 does not preclude a legally effective consent ( ss. 57 and 58 ) The question in each case is whether the person was capable of understanding . |