ABSTRACT
There is a very real need today for people to know how to approach an understanding of the numerous Acts of Parliament and other forms of legislation, including European Legislation. Neither an Act of Parliament nor European Regulations, decisions or directives can be read without reference to the special rules of interpretation that have evolved and which govern this and indeed govern legislation in all the other forms that it takes today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |5 pages
THE SPECIAL RULES FOR UNDERSTANDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT
Ambiguity in Acts of Parliament
chapter |3 pages
THE MEANING OF WORDS NOT DEFINED IN THE ACT
The difficulty of finding the meaning of words
chapter |2 pages
USING OTHER MATERIAL FROM OUTSIDE AN ACT TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THAT ACT
Reports by law reform commissions
chapter |4 pages
THE ACT MUST BE READ AS A WHOLE
Words must be read in the light of the section as a whole
chapter |3 pages
INTERPRETING AN ACT IN THE LIGHT OF OTHER ACTS
Acts which are related to the Act being considered
