BENNION ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION ... - Francis Bennion

BENNION ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
Fifth Edition Updating Notes (Version 24, 25 Mar 2010)
judicial acceptance of ................................ 53
reasons justifying ...................................... 34
strict and liberal construction .................... 37
strict liability................................................ 21
sub-rules ....................................................... 44
tacit legislation ............................................. 44
proviso, nature of ...................................... 44
tax law rewrite Acts .................................... 25
technical terms
interpretation of ......................................... 61
non-legal terms.......................................... 61
terms, meaning of (list) ............................... 67
territorial extent of Act
basic rule ................................................... 30
uniform meaning throughout extent .......... 31
United Kingdom, presumption extent
limited to ............................................... 31
time
commonsense construction rule and ......... 49
performance, of [New entry, not in fifth
edition] .................................................. 59
tense .......................................................... 60
transitional provisions ................................ 30
transposition of European Community law
UK transposing enactment, interpretation of
.............................................................. 64
treaty
interpretation of ........................................ 43
Treaty
status of ..................................................... 42
ultra vires, doctrine of
delegated legislation, and .......................... 27
unincorporated association ........................ 40
updating construction
common law, and ...................................... 70
definition of ........................................ 50, 51
law, changes in ......................................... 51
presumption favouring .............................. 50
words, change of meaning of, and ............ 51
user of legislation ........................................ 47
vigilantibus non dormientibus leges
subveniunt ................................................ 59
volenti non fit injuria ................................... 59
weightless drafting ...................................... 61
words
different words given different meanings . 60
every word to be given meaning ............... 60
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