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 and the United Kingdom relating to interpretation of legislation. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a 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
Canada
- The Interpretation Act, RSC 1985, c I-21
Hong Kong
- The General Clauses and Interpretation Ordinance 1966
Malaysia
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland
- The Interpretation Act 1923
- The Interpretation Act 1937
- The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993
- The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997
- The Interpretation Act 2005
United Kingdom
- The Interpretation Act 1889
- The Laying of Documents Before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948
- The Interpretation Act 1978
Lord Brougham's Act has been described as an interpretation Act.[1]
Act of the Scottish Parliament
- The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)
Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Measure of the Church Assembly
- The Interpretation Measure 1925
See also
References
- ↑ Loveland, Ian. Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights. Third Edition. Butterworths. 2003. Page 67.
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