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relating to interpretation of legislation. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as the Interpretation Bill during its passage through Parliament. Interpretation Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to interpretation.

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Australia

; Commonwealth *The

Acts Interpretation Act 1901 The ''Acts Interpretation Act 1901'' (Cth) is an Interpretation Act of the Parliament of Australia which establishes rules for the interpretation of Australian Acts and other legislation. The Act applies only to Commonwealth legislation, with ea ...

; States and territories * Interpretation Act 1967 (ACT) * Legislation Act 2001 (ACT) * Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) * The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (Tas.) * Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic.)

Canada

*The

Interpretation Act Interpretation Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore and the United Kingdom relating to statutory interpretation, interpretat ...

, RSC 1985, c I-21

Hong Kong

*The General Clauses and Interpretation Ordinance 1966

Republic of Ireland

*The Interpretation Act 1923 *The Interpretation Act 1937 *The

Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993 The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993 was an Interpretation Act passed by the Oireachtas in order to promote gender-inclusive language. It supplemented the Interpretation Act 1937 by providing that (as well as the pre-existing rule that the ...

*The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 *The

Interpretation Act 2005 Interpretation may refer to: Culture * Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art * Allegorical interpretation, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally * Dramatic Interpretation, an event ...

Malaysia

*The Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967

New Zealand

*The Legislation Act 2019 (No 58)

Singapore

United Kingdom

*The

Interpretation Act 1889 The Interpretation Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 63) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In Northern IrelandSection 48(2)of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 provided that without prejudice to 48(1) of that Act, the Inte ...

*The Laying of Documents Before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948 *The

Interpretation Act 1978 The Interpretation Act 1978 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act makes provision for the interpretation of Acts of Parliament, Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England, Measures of the Church Assembly, subord ...

Lord Brougham's Act The Interpretation Act 1850 ( 13 & 14 Vict. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1850 that simplified the language that was used in statutes. It was also known as Lord Brougham's Act, and its long title was ''An Act ...

has been described as an interpretation Act.Loveland, Ian. Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights. Third Edition. Butterworths. 2003. Page 67. Act of the Scottish Parliament *The

Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Interpretation may refer to: Culture * Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art * Allegorical interpretation, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally * Dramatic Interpretation, an event ...

(asp 10) Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland *The

Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c 33) (NI) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It replaces the Interpretation Act 1889 for Northern Ireland (ses 48. See also *Interpretation Act Interpretation Act (with its variati ...

Measure of the Church Assembly *The Interpretation Measure 1925

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