Sentence examples for duty act from inspiring English sources

Foreign laws have been "received" into the Indian subcontinent for example, in the demand by the Hindus of Goa for Portuguese civil law; and the enactment by independent India of statutes such as the Estate Duty Act (1953), the Copyright Act (1957), and the Merchant Shipping Act (1958), which substantially reproduce English models.

"Dear Mavi Marmara, hold your head high, you've done your duty, acted as the shield for the innocent".

Fisher and Labor continued to implement promised peacetime legislation, including the River Murray Waters Act 1915, the Freight Arrangements Act 1915, the Sugar Purchase Act 1915, the Estate Duty Assessment and the Estate Duty acts in 1914.

Export duties act as an effective means of protection for domestic industries.

The Import Duties Act 1932 passed Parliament easily.

In the interim between the Import Duties Act and the Ottawa Conference, Chamberlain presented his first budget, in April 1932.

"In the Senate... he excused himself from no duties; acted as chairman and member of several committees; was never absent from his seat, and was ready for debate at all times".

The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War prohibits attacks on hospitals, "unless they are used to commit, outside their humanitarian duties, acts harmful to the enemy".

In February, 27 bishops wrote to the Daily Mirror saying that Cameron had a moral duty to act on the growing number going hungry.

It is the king's duty to act kingly and the father's duty to act fatherly.

Still, landlords have a legal duty "to act reasonably and can't just turn a blind eye to what is going on with their property," Brandi said.