Interpretation Act
Encyclopedia
Interpretation Act is a stock short title
used in Australia
, the Republic of Ireland
, New Zealand
and the United Kingdom
for legislation relating to interpretation
of legislation.
Lord Brougham's Act has been described as an interpretation Act.
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Measure of the Church Assembly
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for legislation relating to interpretation
Statutory interpretation
Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is always necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and straightforward meaning. But in many cases, there is some ambiguity or...
of legislation.
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
New Zealand
- The Acts Interpretation Act 1924 (No 11)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1960 (No 50)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1962 (No 9)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1973 (No 46)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1979 (No 71)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act (No 2) 1979 (No 128)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1983 (No 22)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1986 (No 115)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1988 (No 113)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1994 (No 22)
- The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1996 (No 70)
- The Interpretation Act 1999 (No 85) http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1999/0085/latest/DLM31459.html
- The Interpretation Amendment Act 2005 (No 13)
United Kingdom
- The Interpretation Act 1889
- The Laying of Documents Before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948
- The Interpretation Act 1978Interpretation Act 1978The 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, subordinate legislation, "deeds and other instruments and...
Lord Brougham's Act has been described as an interpretation Act.
Act of the Scottish Parliament
- The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)
Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
- The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954
Measure of the Church Assembly
- The Interpretation Measure 1925