Interpretation Act (with its variations) is a stock
short title
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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.
List
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
See also
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List of short titles
This is a list of stock short titles that are used for legislation in one or more of the countries where short titles are used. It is also a list of articles that list or discuss legislation by short title or subject.
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