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  • Look up act in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Act, ACT, or The Act may refer to: A.C.T, a Swedish band The Act (1989 film), a 1989 British television...
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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor...
    115 KB (10,152 words) - 17:49, 18 August 2024
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    who saw the play on 5 November 1664 ("admirably acted"), 28 December 1666 ("most excellently acted"), ten days later on 7 January 1667 ("though I saw...
    112 KB (13,591 words) - 12:56, 18 August 2024
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    Canberra (redirect from Canberra, ACT)
    Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. This federal act defines the legislative power of the ACT assembly. The ACT was given its first federal parliamentary...
    220 KB (18,175 words) - 22:12, 31 August 2024
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    of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act enacted one year earlier, as the Government of India Act had by then rendered it vestigial, powerless...
    117 KB (12,325 words) - 06:08, 31 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Combination Act 1799
    The Combination Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. 81) titled "An Act to prevent Unlawful Combinations of Workmen", prohibited trade unions and collective bargaining...
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    Building Workers Act, 1951 (Act No. 27 of 1951; subsequently renamed the Bantu Building Workers Act, 1951 and the Black Building Workers Act, 1951) formed...
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  • The Companies Act 1956 was an Act of the Parliament of India, enacted in 1956, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, and set out the responsibilities...
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    (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This act expanded on the Representation of the People Act 1918 which had given...
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  • Sedition Act may refer to: Alien and Sedition Acts, including the Sedition Act of 1798, laws passed by the United States Congress Sedition Act 1661, an...
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  • Thumbnail for Trade Descriptions Act 1968
    The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevents manufacturers, retailers or service industry providers...
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    The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and colloquially as Obamacare, is a landmark U...
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  • Thumbnail for Bantu Education Act, 1953
    The Bantu Education Act 1953 (Act No. 47 of 1953; later renamed the Black Education Act, 1953) was a South African segregation law that legislated for...
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    The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887) regulated land rights on tribal territories within...
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  • Thumbnail for Factories Act, 1948 (India)
    The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987), served to assist in formulating national...
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  • Thumbnail for The Income-tax Act, 1961
    The Income-tax Act, 1961 is the charging statute of Income Tax in India. It provides for levy, administration, collection and recovery of Income Tax....
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  • Thumbnail for Group Areas Act
    Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa. The acts assigned...
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  • Thumbnail for Voting Rights Act of 1965
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed...
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  • Thumbnail for Bantu Authorities Act, 1951
    The Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 (Act No. 68 of 1951; subsequently renamed the Black Authorities Act, 1951) was to give authority to Traditional Tribal...
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  • Thumbnail for Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
    Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), known informally as the CRoW Act or "Right to Roam" Act, is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament affecting England...
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