Example sentences of "act [adj] [verb] [not/n't] [verb] " 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 | Section 47 of the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 has not criminalised corporal punishment by a teacher ( although in some cases striking a pupil excessively was and still is an offence ) . |
| 4 | The words of the Insolvency Act 1986 do not fetter the court 's discretion in any way . |
| 5 | The confusion over the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act 1935 did not help : there were uncertainties between the Ministries of Transport and Health , delay over necessary action and ineffectiveness once it had been taken . |
| 6 | The Companies Act 1985 does not specify in detail the business to be transacted at an AGM but it will normally include : |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | To begin with , the Sale of Goods Act 1979 does not apply to computer software . |
| 9 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that on its true construction section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 did not confer on a minor who had attained the age of 16 an absolute right to determine whether or not he received medical treatment but enabled him , for the limited purpose of protecting his medical practitioner from prosecution or from any claim in trespass , to give consent to such treatment as effectively as if he were an adult ; that , although a minor of any age who had sufficient maturity might consent to treatment , his refusal to give consent could not overrule consent given by the court ; that in exercising its inherent jurisdiction the court would take particular account of the minor 's wishes , the importance of which increased with his age and maturity , but would override them where his best interests so required ; and that , having regard to the nature of W. 's illness and to the serious deterioration in her condition , her best interests required the court to direct her immediate transfer to and treatment at the new unit without her consent ( post , pp. 765G — 766A , H — 767C , 768F–G , 769G–H , 770B–D , 772A–C , D–E , 774C–D , 775H — 776A , E–F , 777F–G , 779A , 780B–E , G–H , 781B–E , H — 782A ) . |
| 10 | If the record is computerised , the Data Protection Act 1984 does not give any right to the subject to ensure disclosure . |
| 11 | The Contempt of Court Act 1981 does not help to resolve the general problem since it simply defines a ‘ court ’ as including ‘ tribunal or body exercising the judicial power of the State . ’ |
| 12 | So far as the Directors are aware , the close company provisions of the Corporation Tax Act 1976 do not apply . |
| 13 | The restrictions on Sunday trading contained in the Shops Act 1950 do not apply in Scotland , with the exception of hairdressers and barbers . |
| 14 | For our purposes , however , the most important result was that the Mortgage Act 1949 did not change fundamentally the Roman-Dutch law on parate execution . |
| 15 | The other preliminary matter is that the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 does not tell you whether the seller is liable . |
| 16 | The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 does not apply to the 1984 Act as it only has application to common law duties and the statutory duty under the 1957 Act . |
| 17 | It is debatable whether this permission can properly be described as a " right or interest " in the copyright ; if it can be so described then sections 2 to 4 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 do not apply to software contracts and this is the most likely interpretation . |
| 18 | In Canada the Human Rights Act 1978 does not go as far as removing mandatory retirement ages ( although there is pressure growing to do so ) but does make it unlawful to deprive people of employment opportunities on grounds of age , as a result of policies or practices relating to recruitment promotion , training , or other personnel matters . |
| 19 | Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 does not apply to tenancies at will ( Hagee ( London ) Ltd v Erikson ( A B ) and Larson [ 1976 ] QB 209 ) . |
| 20 | Term Characteristic Six months Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 does not apply to a tenancy for a term of years certain not exceeding six months unless : ( 1 ) it contains provision for renewing the term or extending it beyond six months from its beginning ; or ( 2 ) the tenant has been in occupation for a period which , together with any period during which any predecessor in his business was in occupation , exceeds twelve months ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s43(3) ) . |
| 21 | Seven years The Leasehold Property ( Repairs ) Act 1938 does not apply to a tenancy granted for a term of years certain of less than seven years ( Leasehold Property ( Repairs ) Act 1938 , s7 ) . |
| 22 | As already mentioned , the Consumer Credit Act 1974 does not apply to credit transactions exceeding £15,000 . |
| 23 | Note that s4(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply to any proceedings brought under the Children Act 1989 ( Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 , s7(2) ( cc ) ) . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ But whether , in the ordinary case to which section 5 of the Theft Act 1968 does not apply , goods are to be regarded as belonging to another is a question to which the criminal law offers no answer and which can only be answered by reference to civil law principles . |
| 26 | The partial definition in s.2(1) of the Theft Act 1968 does not apply . |
| 27 | Section 61 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 does not specify any procedure by which the Secretary of State should decide whether and when to release a prisoner serving a life sentence . |