UNIT 1
1. The duty of Judicature is to act upon the true intention of the
Legislature/IoS means finding out the intention of the legislature.
Comment.
2. Judiciary cannot aid the legislature’s defective phrasing of an act.
Explain.
3. Rules of interpretation of statutes are not rules of law. Elucidate.
4. Strict construction of penal statutes, taxing statutes ***
5. Beneficial Construction and its limitations
6. Parts of statute
7. Purpose of codifying and consolidating statute *
8. ‘Mandatory or directory provision does not depend upon language used
in the statute.’ / Explain the rules of interpretation of mandatory and
directory provisions **
9. Consequences of repeal of a statute, difference bw repeal & expiry
10. “Power to repeal is consistent with Power to Enact”. Repeal may be
express or implied. Explain.
11. What is a temporary statute, perpetual statutes (differences between)?
Effects of repeal/expiry of temporary statute *****
12. Heydon’s Case
13. Repeal by Implication
UNIT 2
1. Internal aids of interpretation of statutes***
a. Preamble
b. Marginal note, long title, short title, headings (with cases)
2. External aid to construction,
a. Dictionaries
b. Foreign decisions
c. Social, Political and Economic Developments and Scientific
Invention
d. Contemporanea Exposito
(parliamentary history? Reference English & American practice)
3. Non-obstante and saving clauses **
4. Reference to other statutes as an aid
