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Colonial Stock Act 1877 (repealed 19.11.1998)

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26 Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requies,— The expression “colony” means any dominion, colony, island, territory, province, or settlement situate within Her Majesty’s dominions, but not within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, or Isle of Man, . . . . . . and for the purposes of this Act the whole of the dominions, colonies, islands, territories, provinces, and settlements under one central legislature, and also such part of the said dominion and such of the said colonies, islands, territories, provinces, and settlements as is under a local legislature is deemed to be a colony: The expression “infant”, in relation to Scotland, means a person under legal disability by reason of nonage, and the expression “infancy” shall be construed accordingly: The expression “legislature” means any bodies or body of persons or person who can exercise legislative authority in a colony, and where there are local legislatures as well as a central legislature, includes both each of the local legislatures and the central legislature: The expression “colonial stock” includes any share or interest in colonial stock: The expression “register” includes any books kept by the registrar for the purpose of colonial stock in which the names and addresses of the several persons for the time being entitled to such stock, and the amounts to which they are entitled, and the transfers thereof, are entered: The expression “stockholder” means a person holding colonial stock, being entered as proprietor thereof in the register kept under this Act: The expression “person” includes a corporation. . . . . . .

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26 Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requies,— The expression “colony” means any dominion, colony, island, territory, province, or settlement situate within Her Majesty’s dominions, but not within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, or Isle of Man, . . . . . . and for the purposes of this Act the whole of the dominions, colonies, islands, territories, provinces, and settlements under one central legislature, and also such part of the said dominion and such of the said colonies, islands, territories, provinces, and settlements as is under a local legislature is deemed to be a colony: The expression “infant”, in relation to Scotland, means a person under legal disability by reason of nonage, and the expression “infancy” shall be construed accordingly: The expression “legislature” means any bodies or body of persons or person who can exercise legislative authority in a colony, and where there are local legislatures as well as a central legislature, includes both each of the local legislatures and the central legislature: The expression “colonial stock” includes any share or interest in colonial stock: The expression “register” includes any books kept by the registrar for the purpose of colonial stock in which the names and addresses of the several persons for the time being entitled to such stock, and the amounts to which they are entitled, and the transfers thereof, are entered: The expression “stockholder” means a person holding colonial stock, being entered as proprietor thereof in the register kept under this Act: The expression “person” includes a corporation. . . . . . .

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