Interpretation Act

Interpretation Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in Australia, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to interpretation of legislation.

Contents

List

Australia

The Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Republic of Ireland

The Interpretation Act 1923
The Interpretation Act 1937
The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993
The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997
The Interpretation Act 2005

New Zealand

The Acts Interpretation Act 1924 (No 11)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1960 (No 50)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1962 (No 9)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1973 (No 46)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1979 (No 71)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act (No 2) 1979 (No 128)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1983 (No 22)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1986 (No 115)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1988 (No 113)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1994 (No 22)
The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1996 (No 70)
The Interpretation Act 1999 (No 85) [1]
The Interpretation Amendment Act 2005 (No 13)

United Kingdom

The Interpretation Act 1889
The Laying of Documents Before Parliament (Interpretation) Act 1948
The Interpretation Act 1978

Lord Brougham's Act has been described as an interpretation Act.[1]

Act of the Scottish Parliament

The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)

Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954

Measure of the Church Assembly

The Interpretation Measure 1925

See also

References

  1. ^ Loveland, Ian. Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights. Third Edition. Butterworths. 2003. Page 67.