tax was the Sugar Act that was passed by Parliament in 1764. This tax ensured that any colonist who bought imported molasses or sugar had to pay a tax. This was the first act that was passed particularly to profit from the colonies instead of their usual attempts to balance the trade of the colonies. The colonists weren’t happy with the tax‚ so they boycotted all goods that had extra expenses. Britain then decided to issue the Stamp Act of 1765 when they realized that the Sugar Act was not helpful
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Lehman‚ Grange‚ had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct "contrary to what is now a plethora of pointlessly technical and befuddling statutory provisions scattered over many acts in defined situations". He did not stop there‚ adding: "The repealed‚ simple and comprehensive section 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) that prohibited corporations engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct in trade or
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THE MONOPOLISTIC AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT‚ 1969(MRTP ACT) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices bill was introduced by the Rajya Sabha in 1967 and drastic changes were made by the Joint parliamentary committee. It was finally passed in the house in on 18 December 1969 and got president’s assent on December 27‚ 1969‚ but was brought in force from June 1‚ 1970. The directive principles of our constitution suggest that ownership and control of material resources should be widely
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The Companies Act 2006 which received Royal Assent in November 2006 consists of 1300 sections and is the thought to be the single largest piece of legislation ever made. This Act restates and replaces most of the company law provisions brought in by the previous Acts. The 2006 Act introduces an extensive range of changes to areas of company law such as the formation of a company‚ directors’ duties and liabilities‚ members/shareholders rights and share capital maintenance. Although the majority
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imposed onto the Americans was the dreaded Stamp Act. The colonies didn’t take the act well. They were forced to use stamps on every piece of paper they would use. They also had to buy these stamps from the British only. The taxes were steep and on unnecessary items to the knowledge of the colonies. The colonials knew that these acts were unfair and cruel. They didn’t know how to handle it at the time. Another act that was out of line was the Townshend tea tax. The colonies became addicted to tea due
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British‚ was one of the main causes of the American Revolution. The Stamp‚ Sugar and Townshend Acts were all taxation laws that were produced by the Parliament. The creation of all of these acts made the colonist furious‚ contributing to the cause of this Revolution. After many outbreaks between Parliament‚ the colonists seemed to find no changes regarding taxation‚ which started the American Revolution. The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax upon the American colonists‚ which placed taxes on all kinds
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The British have increased our taxation and yet we have no representation‚ in addition‚ the British allow their soldiers quarters in our homes‚ alongside our families‚ with no consent of ours? Furthermore‚ when we try to protest against these unjust acts‚ we get punished for doing so. I cannot stand by while my country has its freedom’s robbed. As an American‚ I ask my fellow countrymen to stand alongside each other and seek justice in independence. How can we be ruled by a tyrant‚ who himself‚ is
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LAW ASSIGNMENT-1 INTRODUCTION:- Right to Information Act‚ 2005 (Act No. 22 of 2005) [As Modified up to 1st February‚ 2011] Right to Information Act also known as RTI is an act which has been passed by Parliament of India in 2005 and came into force on October 12‚ 2005 which mandates timely response to any queries or government information asked by citizens of India. The importance of RTI is that the act gives right to citizens to securely access the information
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Parliament sanctioned acts requiring taxes to remunerate their debt. Thus‚ stemming to the arousal of the colonists. b. Thesis Statement: Due to the violation of civil and economic rights‚ the colonists’ resentment towards Britain grew substantially‚ thus prominent to the American Revolution. Body: a. Sub-Thesis 1: Acts authorized by Parliament to defecate debts instigated a rebellious fever in the colonists. a. Facts to support sub-thesis: i. Grenville’s Policies: Sugar act of 1763‚ Enforce
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History is written by the victors. Since America won the Revolutionary War‚ United States history explains and interprets the war and its causes from an ethnocentric view. Had the war been won by the British‚ the views would be quite different. Both countries often threaten the other; at other times they were conciliatory. The causes for the Revolutionary War are well documented from an American perspective. But what about the British perspective? This paper will assess and analyze the causes of
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