BENNION ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION ... - Francis Bennion
BENNION ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION ... - Francis Bennion
BENNION ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION ... - Francis Bennion
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<strong>BENNI<strong>ON</strong></strong> <strong>ON</strong> <strong>STATUTORY</strong> INTERPRETATI<strong>ON</strong><br />
Fifth Edition Updating Notes (Version 24, 25 Mar 2010)<br />
2. List of Provisions of Fifth Edition which are Updated below<br />
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 19<br />
Division One. Interpreter, Instrument and Enactment ................................................................... 19<br />
Part I. The Interpreter ....................................................................................................................... 19<br />
Section 1. To „construe‟ or „interpret‟?............................................................................................. 19<br />
Section 2. Interpreter‟s duty to arrive at legal meaning .................................................................... 19<br />
Section 3. Real doubt as to legal meaning ........................................................................................ 19<br />
Section 7. Types of interpreter (4) the subject .................................................................................. 19<br />
Section 8. Duty to obey legislation ................................................................................................... 20<br />
Section 9. Ignorantia juris neminem excusat .................................................................................... 20<br />
Section 10. Mandatory and directory requirements .......................................................................... 20<br />
Section 12. Where contracting out and waiver not allowed .............................................................. 21<br />
Section 14. Civil sanction for disobedience (the tort of breach of statutory duty) ........................... 21<br />
Section 15. Administrative or executive agencies ............................................................................ 21<br />
Section 17. Investigating agencies .................................................................................................... 22<br />
Section 18. Prosecuting agencies ...................................................................................................... 22<br />
Section 19. Courts and other adjudicating authorities ...................................................................... 22<br />
Section 20. Interpretation by adjudicating authorities ...................................................................... 23<br />
Section 21. Doctrine of judicial notice .............................................................................................. 24<br />
Section 23. Adjudicating authorities with appellate jurisdiction ...................................................... 24<br />
Section 24. Judicial review ............................................................................................................... 25<br />
Section 26. Dynamic processing of legislation by courts and other enforcement agencies .............. 25<br />
Section 28. Types of Act ................................................................................................................... 25<br />
Part II. The Instrument to be Interpreted: Acts of Parliament ...................................................... 25<br />
Section 28. Types of Act ................................................................................................................... 25<br />
Section 32. Overriding effect of an Act ............................................................................................ 25<br />
Section 33. Uniqueness of an Act ..................................................................................................... 26<br />
Section 34. Whether an Act binds the Crown: the doctrine of Crown immunity ............................. 26<br />
Section 38. Royal assent (signification)............................................................................................ 26<br />
Section 45. Settling of text of Act and promulgation........................................................................ 26<br />
Section 48. Nature of a prerogative instrument ................................................................................ 26<br />
Part III. The Instrument to be Interpreted: Subordinate Legislation ........................................... 27<br />
Section 50. Nature of delegated legislation ...................................................................................... 27<br />
Section 51. Parliamentary control of delegated legislation ............................................................... 27<br />
Section 58. Ultra vires delegated legislation ..................................................................................... 27<br />
Section 59. Delegated legislation: the rule of primary intention....................................................... 28<br />
Section 65. Types of delegated legislation: (5) byelaws ................................................................... 28<br />
Section 66. Types of delegated legislation: (6) other instruments .................................................... 28<br />
Part IV. Commencement, Amendment and Repeal of Acts ............................................................ 28<br />
Section 78. Textual amendment ........................................................................................................ 28<br />
Section 81. Amendment by delegated legislation ............................................................................. 29<br />
Section 82. Consequential amendment ............................................................................................. 29<br />
Section 83. References to an amended enactment ............................................................................ 29<br />
Section 85. Meaning of „repeal‟........................................................................................................ 29<br />
Section 87. Implied repeal ................................................................................................................ 29<br />
Section 88. Generalia specialibus non derogant ............................................................................... 29<br />
Section 89. Savings on repeal ........................................................................................................... 30<br />
Section 96. Transitional provisions on repeal, amendment etc ......................................................... 30<br />
Section 97. Presumption against retrospective operation ................................................................. 30<br />
Section 98. Retrospective operation: procedural provisions ............................................................. 30<br />
Part V. Extent and Application of Acts ............................................................................................. 30<br />
Section 103. The „extent‟ of an Act .................................................................................................. 30<br />
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