Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index.
Preliminaries; Preface; CONTENTS; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; CHAPTER 1 -- Introduction; CHAPTER 2 -- The Function of the Courts; CHAPTER 3 -- Interpretation by Parliament; CHAPTER 4 -- The General Rules of Interpretation; CHAPTER 5 -- Presumptions; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; INDEX.
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This book seeks to explain to the beginner how to understand and interpret statutes. The book starts with an explanation of the nature and purpose of an Act of Parliament, including the policy considerations that may lie behind the Act.
Understanding statutes.
Law-- Great Britain-- Interpretation and construction.