In the time period of 1766 the Declaratory Act began. There were a lot of acts passed before this one that was caused by the French and Indians war debts. Some acts were passed to prevent smuggling in the colonies like the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. British soldiers controlled territory over the colonist and invaded homes. The colonist fought back with protest against the British. The Declaratory Act put a standstill (stop) to the colonist giving them peace. In 1754-1763 the French and Indian
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India What is a Trade Mark? A good Trade Mark Functions of Trade Mark Registration of Trade Mark What kind of Trade Marks can be Registered? Trade Marks not Registerable Exploiting Trade Mark Infringement Offences and Penalties Indian Trade Mark Act‚ 1999: Salient Features Summary Answers and Hints to SAQs 8.1 INTRODUCTION A trade mark is a visual symbol that distinguishes the goods or services of one enterprise from those of the competitors. A reference to goods will imply services also
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Companies Act 2013 Introduction Companies Act‚ 2013 is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates incorporation of a company‚ responsibilities of a company‚ directors‚ and dissolution of a company. The 2013 Act is divided into 29 chapters containing 470 clauses as against 658 Sections in the Companies Act‚ 1956. The Act has replaced The Companies Act‚ 1956 (in a partial manner) after receiving the assent of the President of India on 29 August 2013. The Act came into
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Michael Peck 2/26/17 Block 2 King George III and the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts. These Acts were intended to keep the colonies tightly under British rule‚ but the opposite effect happened. One of the acts King George III and the British Parliament placed on the colonists was the stamp act. The stamp act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22‚ 1765. The new tax was imposed on all colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed
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Pro Patriot Act There are many advantages for expanding governmental surveillance and investigative powers. For instance‚ there’s the possibility of gaining invaluable information for future attacks‚ and also the potential for targeting terrorists who may be responsible for such attacks. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)‚ “The FBI does not have to demonstrate probable cause‚ only declare it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that library records may be relevant to an investigation
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The Human Right Act 1998 is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 9 November 1998‚ and mostly came into force on 2 October 2000.It’s aim is to “give further effect” in UK law to the right contained in the European Convention on Human Right. The Act makes available in UK courts a remedy for breach of a Convention right‚ without the need to go to the European Court of Human Right in Strasbourg. It also totally abolished the death penalty in UK law although this was
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ACC 100 03/11/11 Sarbanes-Oxley Act was drafted by Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 30‚ 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is arranged in eleven titles‚ compliance in hand it is focused on sections; 302‚ 401‚ 404‚ 409‚ 802‚ and 906. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was the outcome of the aftermath of the Enron‚ Tyco‚ and WorldCom scandals. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)‚ was to prevent corporations
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Drugs and Cosmetics Act‚ 1940 INTRODUCTION In 1937 a Bill was introduced in the Central Legislative Assembly to give effect to the recommendations of the Drugs Enquiry Committee to regulate the import of drugs into British India. This Bill was referred to the Select Committee and the Committee expressed the opinion that a more comprehensive measure for the uniform control of manufacture and distribution of drugs as well as of imports was desirable. The Central Government suggested to the Provincial
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What were the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of each act? Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 XBIS/220 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 These days no matter where you look there is some type of information technology in your presence. It can be seen while someone is walking‚ eating lunch in a cafe or even driving
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a) An omission is failing to act. There is no liability for a failure to act. For example‚ if a person is drowning‚ we are under no legal duty to help him‚ even if we are close enough to do so. However‚ there are exceptions to this. When a person is under a contract to act‚ his failure to do so can mean the defendant is criminally liable. This is shown in R v Pittwood (1902) where the gatekeeper of a train track forgot to close the gate. A car went over and the passengers died. The gatekeeper was
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