Interpretation Act (Unofficial)
- Law number:
- 4/2011
- Published date:
- 17/01/11
- Effective date:
- 17/01/11
1. Introduction and title
2. Objective
3. Rule of literal or ordinary meaning (‘literal rule’)
4. Implement remedy for which Act was enacted (‘mischief rule’)
5. Rule of special meaning (‘golden rule’)
6. Purposive approach
7. Discretion to apply a particular method of interpretation
8. Some principles of interpretation (rules of language)
9. Aids to interpretation
10. Intrinsic aids to Acts interpretation
11. Extrinsic aids to Acts interpretation
12. Presumptions in Acts interpretation
13. Some principles relating to Acts
14. Schedules
15. Parts of an Act
16. Parts that do not form part of an Act
17. Interpretation of Acts
18. Date of commencement of an Act
19. Repeal of Act
20. General principles on issuing regulations
21. Power conferred to perform a particular act
22. Duties imposed
23. Powers conferred
24. Scope of powers of appointment
25. Power conferred to perform a particular act
26. Decisions by
27. Exercising the powers of the President
28. Exercising the powers of a Minister
29. Carrying out functions on behalf of the President
30. Carrying out functions on behalf of the Minister
31. Relating to offences
32. Amount of fines
33. Gazette as evidence
34. Service of documents
35. Computation of time
36. Scope of Acts
37. Imperative and discretionary matters
38. Rules on oath
39. Relating to companies
40. Definitions
41. Commencement
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