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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 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 States and territories * Interpretation Act 1967 (ACT) * Legislation Act 2001 (ACT) * Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) * Interpretation Act 1978 (NT) * Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld) * The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (Tas.) * Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic.) * Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) Canada Federal *The Interpretation Act, RSC 1985, c I-21 Provinces and territories *The Interpretation Act, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Title
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster system, Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. The long title (properly, the title in some jurisdictions) is the formal title appearing at the head of a statute (such as an act of Parliament or of act of Congress, Congress) or other legislative instrument. The long title is intended to provide a summarised description of the purpose or scope of the instrument. Like other descriptive components of an act (such as the preamble, section headings, side notes, and short title), the long title seldom affects the operative provisions of an act, except where the operative provisions are unclear or ambiguous and the long title provides a clear statement of the legislature's intention. The short title is the formal name by which legislation may by law be Legal citation, cited. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation Act 1937
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 in speech and forensics competitions in which participants perform excerpts from plays * Heritage interpretation, communication about the nature and purpose of historical, natural, or cultural phenomena * Interpretation (music), the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed * Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages * Literary theory, broad methods for interpreting literature, including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction **Literary criticism, interpretation of particular works of literature * Oral interpretation, a dramatic art Law * Authentic interpretation, the official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation Measure 1925
The Interpretation Measure 1925, No. 1 (Regnal. 15 and 16 Geo 5) is a Church of England measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England legislating how to interpret future Church of England measures - later it would also cover Church of England instruments. The long title of states that it provides for the "construction of the Constitution of the National Assembly of the Church of England referred to in the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919". The Interpretation Measure 1925 is listed in 'The Interpretation of Statutes'. The Measure also provides some the definitions in the amendment to the Treasure Act 1996 under The Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023. The Measure is also used to interpret certain other legislation such as the Care of Cathedrals Rules 1990 and the Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Rules 1994. See also *Interpretation Act Interpretation Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. The Act makes provision for the interpretation of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. The Act is known as a "Interpretation Act". The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 binds the Crown. Originally the Act did not apply to delegated legislation, but this was changed by the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958, which amended the Act to apply to all secondary legislation. Even during Direct Rule in Northern Ireland, the Interpretation Act continued to bind Orders in Council for Northern Ireland Provisions The Act requires any binding of the royal prerogative can only occur if it is explicitly named. The act clarifies that references to the Crown refer to the Sovereign. Amendments to the act describe how to interpret legislation relating to the EU, legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and legislation passed in Stormont. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislation (Wales) Act 2019
The Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4) () is an Act of the National Assembly for Wales, which is designed to provide guidance on how to draft and interpret primary and secondary legislation of the Assembly. Background In July 2013, the Law Commission announced that it was including a section on the "form and accessibility of the law applicable in Wales" as an advisory project in its twelfth programme of law reform. In 2016, the Law Commission published its final report on the form and accessibility of the law in Wales, recommending * consolidating and codifying legislation, * giving guidance on how to standardise "legal Welsh" in such a way it is accessible to Welsh language speakers and giving judges and lawyers training to understand the specific legal terminology in Welsh, * reducing the amount of legislation that is out-of-date on legislation.gov.uk. * developing legal textbooks in Welsh * passing an interpretation act Lord Lloyd-Jones, a Justice of the Supreme Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation And Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that was given royal assent on 29 April 2015; it came into force in April 2016. History In January 2009, the Scottish Parliament established a consultation into the interpretation of legislation. The consultation referred to the Renton Report, a 1975 report of which specifically called for an updated "Interpretation Act" to simplify legislative language and for a Statute Law Committee to be established. Detail The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, gave the 2020 Renton Lecture and described the amount of freedom of the Scottish Parliament to choose how it will legislate describing, while not directly referring to the Act, refers to many of the provisions of the Act. Though, the Interpretation Act 1978 still applies in a limited way to Acts of the Scottish Parliament. Primary legislation The Act places regulations how Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Acts of the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Brougham's Act
The Interpretation Act 1850 ( 13 & 14 Vict. c. 21), also known as Lord Brougham's Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that simplified the language that was used in statutes. The act devised the current system of dividing legislation into sections which are automatically substantive enactments, and also made various other provisions for interpreting other statutes. For example, it stated that the masculine includes the feminine (thus enabling "he" to be written instead of "he or she"), unless expressly indicated otherwise. Background In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Blackstone's ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'', published in the late 18th-century, raised questions about the system and structure of the common law and the poor drafting and disorder of the existing statute book. In 1806, the Commission on Public Records passed a resolution requesting the production of a report on the best mode of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation Act 1978
The Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) 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, subordinate legislation, "deeds and other instruments and documents", acts of the Scottish Parliament and instruments made thereunder (added 1998), and Measures and acts of the National Assembly for Wales and instruments made thereunder. The act makes provision in relation to: the construction of certain words and phrases, words of enactment, amendment or repeal of Acts in the Session they were passed, judicial notice, commencement, statutory powers and duties, the effect of repeals, and duplicated offences. The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies in the same way to Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Section 7 Section 7 of the act, concerned with service of docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation Act 1889
The Interpretation Act 1889 ( 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to statutory construction and provided definitions to shorten the language used in acts of Parliament. In Northern IrelandSection 48(2)of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 provided that without prejudice to 48(1) of that act, the Interpretation Act 1889 was to cease to apply to the interpretation of enactments. The whole Act, except paragraphs (4), (5) and (14) of section 13 in their application to Northern Ireland, was repealed by section 25(1) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Interpretation Act 1978. In the Republic of Ireland, the application of the Interpretation Act 1889 was restricted to pre-1924 legislation by the Interpretation Act 1923, and repealed by the Interpretation Act 2005. Background In the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament remain in force until expressly repealed. Blackstone's '' Commentaries on the Laws of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpretation Acts 1948 And 1967
The Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 () is a Malaysian law which enacted to provide for the commencement, application, construction, interpretation and operation of written laws; to provide for matters in relation to the exercise of statutory powers and duties; and for matters connected therewith. Structure The Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 3 Parts containing 15 divisions, 132 sections and 2 schedules (including 18 amendments). * Part I ** Division One: Meaning of Certain Expressions and References ** Division Two: Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally ** Division Three: Powers and Appointments ** Division Four: Miscellaneous * Part II ** Division Five: Definitions ** Division Six: General Provisions Regarding Acts of Parliament, Ordinances and Enactments ** Division Seven: Repeal, Re-enactment and Amending Legislation ** Division Eight: Imperial Acts ** Division Nine: Subsidiary Legislation ** Division Ten: Powers and Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in speech and forensics competitions in which participants perform excerpts from plays * Heritage interpretation, communication about the nature and purpose of historical, natural, or cultural phenomena * Interpretation (music), the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed * Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages * Literary theory, broad methods for interpreting literature, including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction **Literary criticism, interpretation of particular works of literature * Oral interpretation, a dramatic art Law * Authentic interpretation, the official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |