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The Nature of Law and the Welsh and English Legal System
Quick questions on Statutory interpretation: rules, approaches and aids - WJEC A-Level Law
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What is the golden rule?Show answer
The golden rule begins with the literal meaning but allows the court to depart from it to avoid an absurd or repugnant result. It has two applications:
What is aids to interpretation?Show answer
Intrinsic (internal) aids are found within the Act: the long and short title, preamble, headings, marginal notes, definition or interpretation sections, and Schedules. Extrinsic (external) aids lie outside the Act: dictionaries, earlier statutes, the Interpretation Act 1978, Law Commission reports, and Hansard, the record of debates. Pepper v Hart relaxed the old prohibition, allowing limited use of Hansard where the legislation is ambiguous and a minister made a clear statement.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the three traditional rules of statutory interpretation. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What did Heydon's Case establish? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Describe the rules of statutory interpretation and assess which best achieves justice. [12 marks]
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