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  2. Desuetude - Wikipedia

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    The doctrine exists in Scotland, being of the civil law tradition, where it can operate as a rare form of repeal. In Scotland, non-use is not the same as desuetude. Disuse must be accompanied by other identifiable provisions that would make the enforcement of the statute inconsistent: neglect over such a period of time that it would appear that a contrary custom had developed; and that a ...

  3. Repealing and Amending Act, 2019 - Wikipedia

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    We began the exercise of identifying unnecessary laws and repealing them. 1,877 Central laws have been identified for repeal." [1] The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 July 2019 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The bill sought to repeal 58 Acts and pass minor amendments to two Acts.

  4. Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 - Wikipedia

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    We began the exercise of identifying unnecessary laws and repealing them. 1,877 Central laws have been identified for repeal." [1] The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 3 December 2014 by the Minister of Law and Justice, D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The bill sought to repeal 90 Acts and pass amendments to ...

  5. Repealing and Amending Act, 2017 - Wikipedia

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    We began the exercise of identifying unnecessary laws and repealing them. 1,877 Central laws have been identified for repeal." [1] The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 9 February 2017 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The bill sought to repeal 104 Acts, including over 20 Acts enacted ...

  6. List of obsolete occupations - Wikipedia

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    Occupations which appear to be obsolete in industrialized countries may still be carried out commercially in other parts of the world, for example charcoal burner. To be included in this list an obsolete occupation should in the past have employed significant numbers of workers (hundreds or thousands as evidenced by, for example, census data).

  7. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    the law of the place The law of the country, state, or locality where the matter under litigation took place. Usually used in contract law, to determine which laws govern the contract. / ˈ l ɛ k s ˈ l oʊ s aɪ / lex scripta: written law Law that specifically codifies something, as opposed to common law or customary law. liberum veto: free veto

  8. Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856 - Wikipedia

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    The Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856 [1] [2] (19 & 20 Vict. c. 64), also known as the Statute Law Revision Act 1856, [3] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed for the United Kingdom enactments from 1285 to 1777 which had ceased to be in force or had become necessary.

  9. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to ...